{"id":34552,"date":"2013-03-14T08:19:04","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T12:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=34552"},"modified":"2013-03-14T08:19:04","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T12:19:04","slug":"karzais-mouth-puts-us-troops-on-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=34552","title":{"rendered":"Karzai’s mouth puts US troops on alert"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the New York Times<\/a>, recent comments by Afghan President Hamid Karzai have triggered a command threat advisory to troops stationed there in support of Karzai’s government.<\/p>\n

Frustration with Mr. Karzai was clear in the alert, known as a command threat advisory, sent on Wednesday by Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. to his top commanders. \u201cHis remarks could be a catalyst for some to lash out against our forces \u2014 he may also issue orders that put our forces at risk,\u201d the advisory read.<\/p>\n

Senior American military officials confirmed that a copy of the advisory obtained by The New York Times was genuine, although they said it had not been intended to be released publicly. While threat advisories are circulated routinely, one directly from the commanding general is unusual, one Western official said.<\/p>\n

The threat advisory specifically mentioned Mr. Karzai\u2019s comments about Bagram Prison, calling it an \u201cinflammatory speech,\u201d and warning commanders to be on guard against heightened insider attacks by Afghan forces against Westerners, as well as opportunistic Taliban violence. The order came after a recent rise in violence, including an insider attack that killed two American servicemembers and a bombing that struck the capital just after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived for a visit last week. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Someone should be issuing a “command threat advisory” to Karzai. Of course, Karzai’s comments are meant to bolster his own image at home, but surely even someone as ignorant and backwards as Karzai realizes what the result might be, given that his fellow goat herders riot at the drop of a hat. I guess Karzai isn’t happy that “insider attacks” are down. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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