Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Thursday, January 19, 2006
ROARING
Here's another up close and personal look at the U.S. tactics in Afghanistan:
AMSTERDAM — The commander-in-chief of the Dutch Armed Forces has suggested the performance of the US military has had little or no effect in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan.

"The actions of the Americans have had little or no effect. The Taliban was dealt with - and that was very necessary - but the country is no more stable as a result," General Dick Berlijn told 'Elsevier' magazine.

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Discussing the 'Dutch approach' to overseas missions in conflict zones, Berlijn said: "We know you can't just roar through the streets in tanks with closed turrets."

"Some countries", he said, "react in an unnecessarily harsh manner in conflict zones, thereby generating unnecessary resistance".
You can just hear Bush's response, "Whaaaaa ... me ... where's Dutch?"
Written at 9:54 AM by Greyhair.
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