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Colonel,
I honestly don't think that we're winning by any stretch nor shall at this rate of commitment. Not in Afghanistan. Not Pakistan. Not even Iraq. It's not the fault of our troops. I sincerely believe that my nation has never been better served with such professional excellence as we now see. I'm stunned by our quality, to be blunt.
I hate our lack of commitment. I hate our lack of unified command of singular purpose and focus. I hate the absence of control over NGOs that wander willy-nilly. I hate cowboys that see Afghanistan as their last frontier. Our untidy western facade masks an even more untidy and byzantine Afghan puzzle-palace. I hate that too.
One-third more people than Iraq. One-third more sq. miles than Iraq. About one-quarter of the troops. Who are any of us kidding? It's a joke and waste of dollars as currently pursued.
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"This aggression will not stand, man!" Jeff Lebowski
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