Friday, April 29, 2011
Now that Gen. Dave is getting promoted
His departure from the shitty little war in Afghanistan had to be on a positive note. In keeping with that need, the Pentagon put out a report on how things are going over there.
“Tangible progress” has been made in expanding security across Afghanistan, the Pentagon reported on Friday, saying that successes on the battlefield over the past several months could be attributed to the 30,000 additional troops sent to the war by President Obama.While "Tangible progress" can't hold a candle to "the light at the end of the tunnel" and can't even be called a new twist on "The Turning Point", is sure beats the shit out of FUBAR. Now Gen. Dave can call the CIA a promotion instead of a punishment tour.
But the optimistic tone of the report was tempered by assessments from senior officials in Kabul and Washington that the Taliban and other insurgent groups were expected to attempt spectacular counterattacks — perhaps in the near future.
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