Potential New War Plan for Afghanistan

Flesh Thorn · Post by **Flesh Thorn** » April 11th, 2012, 11:37 pm

Potential Afghan war plan would replace thousands of US troops with special ops teams

WASHINGTON – Adm. Bill McRaven, the head of U.S. special operations, is mapping out a potential Afghanistan war plan that would replace thousands of U.S. troops with small special operations teams paired with Afghans to help an inexperienced Afghan force withstand a Taliban onslaught as U.S. troops withdraw.
While the overall campaign would still be led by conventional military, the handfuls of special operators would become the leading force to help Afghans secure the large tracts of territory won in more than a decade of U.S. combat. They would give the Afghans practical advice on how to repel attacks, intelligence to help spot the enemy and communications to help call for U.S. air support if overwhelmed by a superior force.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04 ... z1rpwosZf3

rgrokelley · Post by **rgrokelley** » April 12th, 2012, 12:17 am

Flesh Thorn wrote:Potential Afghan war plan would replace thousands of US troops with special ops teams

WASHINGTON – Adm. Bill McRaven, the head of U.S. special operations, is mapping out a potential Afghanistan war plan that would replace thousands of U.S. troops with small special operations teams paired with Afghans to help an inexperienced Afghan force withstand a Taliban onslaught as U.S. troops withdraw.
While the overall campaign would still be led by conventional military, the handfuls of special operators would become the leading force to help Afghans secure the large tracts of territory won in more than a decade of U.S. combat. They would give the Afghans practical advice on how to repel attacks, intelligence to help spot the enemy and communications to help call for U.S. air support if overwhelmed by a superior force.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04 ... z1rpwosZf3

Haven't we seen this before?

Is this the "Afghanization" of the war?

hobbit · Post by **hobbit** » April 12th, 2012, 11:20 am

So just how much is mercenary minimum wage these days?

IEDmagnet · Post by **IEDmagnet** » April 12th, 2012, 12:26 pm

Around $132,000 a year with the first $80,000 tax free...at least that Dyncorp Intl' and whatever blackwater is being called this week. Not sure about Triple Canopy or the others.

K.Ingraham · Post by **K.Ingraham** » April 12th, 2012, 12:41 pm

rgrokelley wrote:[
Haven't we seen this before?

Is this the "Afghanization" of the war?

Exactly. This comparison has been getting discussed a lot lately.

Will the last Western troop to depart Afghanistan please turn off the light.

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