Thursday 26 May 2011

UK Diplomat Attacks Petraeus






"He has increased the violence, trebled the number of special forces raids by British, American, Dutch and Australian special forces going out killing Taliban commanders, and there has been a lot more rather regrettable boasting from the military about the body count," said Cowper-Coles. He added that the use of statistics was reminiscent of the Vietnam war. "It is profoundly wrong and it's not conducive to a stable political settlement."  All absolutely true. More here.

2 comments:

  1. They counted cut off ears in Nam.
    When one ear was not enough of a tally to show victory. They cut off both ears, doubling the body count.
    The horror, the horror.

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