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\nAn Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launches a hellfire missile at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. (Photo by: Sgt. Brandon Bolick) <\/p>\n
\nAn Iraqi Air Force AC-208 Cessna Caravan aircrew launches a hellfire missile at a target on the Aziziyah Training Range, south of Baghdad, Nov. 8, 2010. (Photo by: Sgt. Brandon Bolick) <\/p>\n
Surprised at this? Yeah, me neither. It’s hard to blame them, too, considering what they’ll have to go back to. Hell, I’d consider doing it myself if in the same situation. Still, a 50% failure rate through attrition is bad enough, but there you just ship ’em home. We have more than enough illegal aliens here without importing more from the Middle East. Here’s the story:<\/p>\n
By: Jeff Schogol <\/strong><\/p>\n The U.S. military may no longer track how much territory the Afghan government controls, but here’s at least one definite metric of success: Afghan AC-208 pilots are no longer trained in the United States because more than 40 percent of the students training to fly the aircraft end up deserting within U.S. borders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This latest nugget is tucked within the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction’s recent report about the (lack of) progress in Afghanistan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n “Those students that did not go AWOL were pulled back to Afghanistan to complete their training: as a result, only one class graduated from the U.S.-based program,” the report says. “The second and third classes will continue and finish their training in Afghanistan.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n On the other hand, who wants to be an IP for Afghan nuggets, in the ‘Stan? The rest of the article may be viewed here: Task and Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"