Thursday, September 27, 2012
In USA TODAY there was an article by Jim Michaels, "Pentagon: Joint Afghan ops paused for now". It was published on September 19, 2012. There's been a suspension in the joint operation between the U.S. and Afghan forces. Army Col. Tom Collins says there will be no backing off and it's temporary! Fifty-one coalition troops have been killed by Afghan security forces or people posing as Afghan troops. The suspension is part of the effort to secure the safety of the troops. The article said that about 25% of the insider attacks are linked to the Taliban which I am sure comes as no surprise to anyone. At this point I think pulling the troops out of there is the only way to secure their safety!
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I definitely agree that is the only way to secure their safety. That's insane that 51 troops have been killed by Afghan security forces and people posing as Afghan troops. I guess the hardest part is knowing how fast to take the troops out; we don't want to take them out and "undo" anything as many people argue, but at the same time, we don't want to leave them there and risk even more lives.
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