NATO resumes training of ANP
The Washington Times reports that US Special Forces soldiers have resumed training the Afghan National Police after a few weeks suspension of that training while the Afghans reviewed their hiring techniques;
When a man showed up at a local police site in early September, other members identified him as a Taliban insurgent, the spokesman said.
Under questioning, the man revealed he was sent by a local Taliban leader to kill the local police commander and any coalition forces. He admitted that he tried to infiltrate a nearby site but found it too difficult.
Within the past month, coalition forces have arrested at least three Taliban insurgents and killed at least one seeking to infiltrate or plan more attacks — a promising sign that the U.S.-led coalition is learning how to reduce these attacks.
“It is too early to say that we are seeing a turning point,” said Army Maj. Adam Wojack, a spokesman for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
Well, that’s good news, but if you were able to read my email, you’d see why I’m not believing it. The numbers of these attacks are much greater than the media would have us believe. We only hear about the attacks that are successful, the actual numbers of the attempts are exponentially higher. I knew that when the White House called them “negligible”.
If this administration wants us to believe that their strategy is working, all they have to do is hide the actual attacks from the public and that’s what I believe their plans will be in this regard between now and the election. The fact that Afghans are turning in their neighbors before they have a chance to kill is good, but it makes me wonder why they haven’t done it sooner – as well as these other measures that should have been happening before.
But I guess the political benefit of announcing the swelling ranks of the ANP was more important than our folks getting murdered while they were unarmed.
Category: 2012 election, Terror War
If anyone believes that the American public is being fully informed regarding insider attacks and incidents, I’m holding the deed to the Brooklyn Bridge and I need money fast so I’m willing to sell it for pennies on the dollar.
This is no different than the Administration telling contractors not to send out layoff notices. It makes the administration look good, and in the end, they can call any reports otherwise “propaganda” from the other side.
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I don’t believe the Administration tells the straight up truth about anything, especially now that it’s closer to election time. Obama basically said it was cool for his campaign to lie about Romney because..well..you know. Election.
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Yah. And good on the at least one company that said they’re not going to comply with the White House’s request that they break the law even though BO said he (and by he, I mean the American Taxpayer) would cover the legal fees.
Without divulging too much, I had a friend pretty much echo what you said…that there are far more of these going on than the media is reporting
Oh I’m sure we can fix it ….in about 500 years
The media only reports what makes Obama look good. Thus the incorrect unemployment numbers, the BS on this issue, and the fact (according to the MSM, even Bill Maher who tweeted that BO looked weak on debate night claimed later in the week on his show that Obama looked smart and cool compared to Romney, Maher has always been and always will be one of the not funniest comedians to make a living ever.) that Obama kicked 4ss in the debate….
The MSM should be a bit embarrassed that they have their noses so far up the President’s ass they can smell his aftershave, but they are not even a little embarrassed at their continuing loss of integrity.