Monday, September 21, 2009

Washington Post releases war assessment of the Afghan war by Gen. Stanley McChrystal.

Read the Washington Post article about the assessment here. View the redacted assessment here.

The Washington Post says:

"The assessment offers an unsparing critique of the failings of the Afghan government, contending that official corruption is as much of a threat as the insurgency to the mission of the International Security Assistance Force, or ISAF, as the U.S.-led NATO coalition is widely known.

"The weakness of state institutions, malign actions of power-brokers, widespread corruption and abuse of power by various officials, and ISAF's own errors, have given Afghans little reason to support their government," McChrystal says."

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