It was good to see that other intelligent and non partisan blogs such as Win Without War was able to see through the smoke screen of deception and manipulation related to the recent infotainment story about General McChrystal. Like Opinione, before the General was fired, Tom Andrews over at Win Without War knew the real story was about a failing strategy in Afghanistan and the disconnect between how the administration portrays the war in public and the reality of how the war is actually being waged.
As Tom Andrews writes:
Here are three points in the Rolling Stone article that contradict what the White House has presented to Congress and the American people about the war in Afghanistan:
"Instead of beginning to withdraw troops next year, as Obama promised, the military hopes to ramp up its counterinsurgency campaign even further." A senior military official stationed in Afghanistan told Hastings: "There's a possibility we could ask for another surge of US forces next summer if we see success here."
General McChrystal's Chief of Operations Major General Bill Mayville, described the war in Afghanistan as unwinnable: "It's not going to look like a win, smell like a win or taste like a win. This is going to end in an argument."
"If Americans pulled back and started paying attention to this war, it would become even less popular." This was how a Senior Advisor to General Stanley McChrystal characterizes the war in Afghanistan.
Looks like Opinione and Win Without War share the same wisdom and insight. Wouldn’t you agree?
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