Why NATO Allies May Not Be the Answer to the Military Challenges in Afghanistan
Senior U.S. military officials in Afghanistan say they are aware of the challenges that the Poles face. "It is," says one, "something that we will be watching very closely."
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Reader Comments
Ohohohohohooo....
That's just sweet.
So now we're the problem, huh?
I hope you tell us that to our faces you don't want us there, so we can stop wasting millions on that conflict and do what most other NATO members do: nothing.
You might want to look to your forces filled with bottom-of-the-barrel trash, that couldn't hold a civilian job first, then look for flaws in others. Iraq showed just what kind of hick degenerates you draft.
Why not ask the Iraqis if they minded being under Polish control
As a member of a US Army LNO team to the Polish Army in Iraq, I can tell you that although there may be teething problems, the Poles figured things out fairly quickly in Iraq. Most of the troops that are going to Afghanistan have experience either from Iraq or the Balkans. Some of the equipment may remind the Afghans of the Soviet occupation, but the problem of Polish equipment looking like Saddam's Army was also quickly dealt with in a satisfactory manner. Overall, the Iraqis were very positive about the Polish Army and I think that just because they don't do things in an "American" manner doesn't make it worse or better; just different.
Icing on a sytofoam cake
Replacing the U.S troops particularly the 101st Airborne with the Polish troops is like presenting a beautiful multi-tiered wedding cake only to discover after biting into it a mouth full of substanceless styofoam. Once taste tested, no one will be fooled, to include the Talbian insurgents. It begs the question what will be NATO's reaction if this stragetic swamp is not a success?
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