Army boss in Taliban attacks warning

Jimbuna · 12-27-13, 05:16 PM

Has this guy just found a crystal ball or just reinvented rocket science?

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The head of the British army has warned the Taliban could retake lost territory after troops leave Afghanistan.

General Sir Peter Wall said, with UK combat forces due to withdraw by the end of next year, it would be "quite bad news" if some areas changed hands.

The Taliban would fight for land which forces had "suffered significantly" to capture, he told the Daily Telegraph.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25525735

BrucePartington · 12-27-13, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Has this guy just found a crystal ball or just reinvented rocket science?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25525735

That's the modern version of being assertive.
He's probably thinking about a career in politics.

Schroeder · 12-28-13, 12:15 AM

What worries me much more is that this dude seems to be smarter than all the leading NATO politicians who are already congratulating each other for a "mission accomplished".

vienna · 12-29-13, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

What worries me much more is that this dude seems to be smarter than all the leading NATO politicians who are already congratulating each other for a "mission accomplished".

Hey, this guy thought it was a good idea...

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Jimbuna · 12-30-13, 06:48 AM

Not that he was often considered to be a political genius

Stealhead · 12-30-13, 09:28 PM

Funny thing is I wrote a paper while taking college courses(University of Maryland) in the military this was a few months before the Iraq War III in 2003.The paper compared The Vietnam War with the then current War in Afghanistan and then still "hypothetical" war in Iraq.

I had to use as part of my sources two people with expert knowledge about the Vietnam War so I interviewed by father and my 1st cousin one removed who went to the USMC War College.They both (and myself) predicted that unless it was expressly planned for both Afghanistan and Iraq would deteriorate into a difficult counter-insurgency.

So does that make me smarter than most current generals and politicians?

Of course these where college courses so no officers present in undergraduate courses as they already have their B.S. or B.A.

That was the only paper I actually enjoyed writing and presenting.

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12-30-13, 09:28 PM	#6
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Funny thing is I wrote a paper while taking college courses(University of Maryland) in the military this was a few months before the Iraq War III in 2003.The paper compared The Vietnam War with the then current War in Afghanistan and then still "hypothetical" war in Iraq. I had to use as part of my sources two people with expert knowledge about the Vietnam War so I interviewed by father and my 1st cousin one removed who went to the USMC War College.They both (and myself) predicted that unless it was expressly planned for both Afghanistan and Iraq would deteriorate into a difficult counter-insurgency. So does that make me smarter than most current generals and politicians? Of course these where college courses so no officers present in undergraduate courses as they already have their B.S. or B.A. That was the only paper I actually enjoyed writing and presenting.