{"id":32464,"date":"2012-10-18T12:29:59","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T16:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=32464"},"modified":"2012-10-18T12:29:59","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T16:29:59","slug":"karzai-plans-to-beat-us-to-the-exits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=32464","title":{"rendered":"Karzai plans to beat us to the exits"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Stars & Stripes in an Associated Press<\/a> article says that President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai claims his National Police and Army are ready to take over security operations right now if NATO decides that they want to make an early withdrawal from his shithole country;<\/p>\n

There are questions, however, about the ability of the Afghan forces to secure the country.<\/p>\n

The Afghan army has grown to 184,676 soldiers, and the country’s police force now numbers 146,339 officers – putting them just short of the planned number of 352,000 members. But critics say the rapid expansion has not significantly improved their ability to plan and conduct operations without support from foreign forces in terms of logistics, air support and medical evacuations.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the number of Afghans leaving the army has remained stubbornly high, with 27 percent of troops either deserting or not re-enlisting despite the higher salaries offered. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The only thing I can think to explain his sudden invitation for us to leave is that his financial adviser has told him that he’s packed away enough in his 401k that he can comfortably retire. Certainly, he can’t be looking forward to depending on his own forces for his own security, let alone that of his entire country. <\/p>\n

In an LA Times story<\/a>, in the Helmand Provence, even with a large contingent of US forces, it’s the wild west outside Camp Leatherneck there;<\/p>\n

But today, the Americans confront an enemy still capable of absorbing punishing hits and then turning around to attack when it suits them, including the assassination of Afghan politicians and security officials. If the Americans hope another year of training will result in Afghan security forces strong enough to push the Taliban back, the militants appear to believe today belongs to them, and tomorrow, without the Americans, does so even more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, Karzai must have a card he’s not showing, because his head will remain attached to his shoulders about 30 seconds after we leave if he stays in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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