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enhanced_deficit
11-03-2018, 04:23 PM
No response from MAGA foreign policy advisors ( Bolton/Kushner/Ivanka ?) yet :


‘This is not going to be won militarily’: Top US commander in Afghanistan reveals pessimism

By: Kyle Rempfer   2 days ago

https://www.armytimes.com/resizer/PN4jNICVek-rM-IcoLivleoF8Kw=/1200x0/filters:quality(100)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-mco.s3.amazonaws.com/public/R7GTIH4YQJAPRHNHFMMFPLEFLU.jpg U.S. Army Gen. Austin Miller speaks during the change of command ceremony at Resolute Support headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. Miller assumed command of the 41-nation NATO mission in Afghanistan following a handover ceremony. (Massoud Hossaini/AP)


The new U.S. general leading the mission in Afghanistan gave a surprisingly candid interview this week on the situation in-country.

In his first interview since taking command of NATO’s Resolute Support mission in September, Army Gen. Austin Miller’s thoughts seem to mirror the pessimism felt by the American people as the war in Afghanistan treads past the 17-year mark.

“This is not going to be won militarily,” Miller told NBC News in an exclusive interview. “This is going to a political solution."


https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/11/01/this-is-not-going-to-be-won-militarily-top-us-commander-in-afghanistan-reveals-pessimism/






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