In comments to Britain’s The Independent today, Lt. Gen. Nick Carter, the top British commander in Afghanistan, and indeed the second-in-command for the entire NATO occupation, warned against any calls to withdraw troops from the nation.
Carter said that any cuts above and beyond the trivial ones agreed to beforehand would be “unforgivable” and would threaten the “progress” that the past 11 and a half years of occupation has produced.
“Our judgement is we have to manage this in a way that retains confidence,” Carter added, saying any cuts would ruin the Afghan government’s confidence of long-term deployment of NATO troops.
Carter’s confidence appears to run opposite to an internal report from the British Defense Ministry, which ruled the Afghan war “unwinnable,” saying that NATO following the same trail as the Soviet Union, whose own occupation ended with a precipitous withdrawal and the quick collapse of the Soviet-backed regime, which included many of the same elements as the new NATO-backed government.
Britain’s political leadership has talked up accelerating the withdrawal in recent months, and Chancellor George Osborne has called for a full withdrawal of troops immediately, saying they serve no apparent purpose.
Don't worry General.., people of Afghanistan, England and other nation will for give you after you being prosecuted for war crimes and act against humanity.., with that Tony Blair and this David Cameron.
A message to Gen. Carter from Rudyard Kipling:
"When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
An' go to your Gawd like a soldier."
A spot of learning from history, wot say, General?
This general won't be anywhere near the dirty stuff. That only applies to the expendable troops. After all, there's always another poor person ready to sign up when it's that or nothing.
Why a Brit in charge of NATO and not a romian or a greek or a German ?-" Lt. Gen. Nick Carter, the top British commander in Afghanistan, and indeed the second-in-command for the entire NATO 'invasion'." More like NATO Brit empire. Very dangerous times. Be prepared WWIII,at your doorsteps.
The war criminals in washington do not pay for their own wars, rather the Arab head of states, Saudis, Gattar and Arab Emirates pay for their wars. These arabs are behind licker of power in order to stay in power though act of terror and the criminals in washington have no objection as long as they give $$$ and blood and put their behind at their service to destroy muslim societies.
Carter and Dunford must be twins. Both tout nonsense and propaganda about Afghanistan. The Brits were kicked out, as were the Russians… and now us. Another US soldier was murdered recently by an Afghanistan civilian. We should have left there in 2005 when al Quaida moved to Yemen.
Of course the General relies on such importance continuations of unwinnable wars against innocent people to keep his job. Afghanistan is quite used to British invasions.
There has begun an apparently concerted effort of US and British generals, active and retired, to put pressure both on their people and governments to remain militarily in Afghanistan. For British officers that theater appears to be the only one for quick promotions in rank.
The question is: if an active officer makes these statements have they been cleared with all governments which still have soldiers in Afghanistan? If not when will these governments step in and punish these loose-mouthed insubordinators?
Someday there'll be a complete list of militarist fallacies…
Can't-stand-idly-by-while-
-he's-killing-his-own-people
Quit now and-
-endanger-our-"progress"
-it-will-all-have-been-in-vein
-the-witches-take-over-again
I don't think you free enough. That's right. …I'll teach you to be free. I'll teach your grandmother to suck eggs! http://nicktoons.nick.com/videos/clip/happy-happy…
Someday there'll be a complete list of militarist fallacies…
Can't-stand-idly-by-while-
-he's-killing-his-own-people
Quit now and-
-endanger-our-"progress"
-it-will-all-have-been-in-vein
-the-witches-take-over-again
I don't think you free enough. That's right. …I'll teach you to be free. I'll teach your grandmother to suck eggs! http://nicktoons.nick.com/videos/clip/happy-happy…
Someday there'll be a complete list of militarist fallacies…
Can't-stand-idly-by-while-
-he's-killing-his-own-people
Quit now and-
-endanger-our-"progress"
-it-will-all-have-been-in-vein
-the-witches-take-over-again
I don't think you free enough. That's right. …I'll teach you to be free. I'll teach your grandmother to suck eggs! http://nicktoons.nick.com/videos/clip/happy-happy…
Someday there'll be a complete list of militarist fallacies…
Can't-stand-idly-by-while-
-he's-killing-his-own-people
Quit now and-
-endanger-our-"progress"
-it-will-all-have-been-in-vein
-the-witches-take-over-again
I don't think you free enough. That's right. …I'll teach you to be free. I'll teach your grandmother to suck eggs! http://nicktoons.nick.com/videos/clip/happy-happy…
Someday there'll be a complete list of militarist fallacies…
Can't-stand-idly-by-while-
-he's-killing-his-own-people
Quit now and-
-endanger-our-"progress"
-it-will-all-have-been-in-vein
-the-witches-take-over-again
I don't think you free enough. That's right. …I'll teach you to be free. I'll teach your grandmother to suck eggs! http://nicktoons.nick.com/videos/clip/happy-happy…