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From ABC News
The nominee to command all U.S. troops in the Middle East told senators that the war in Afghanistan is at a stalemate and that the Afghan government cannot sustain the high number of losses to its troops.
Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who made the remarks during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, also cautioned against a sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops because Afghan forces are "not there yet" in terms of being able to successfully defend the country.
McKenzie's use of the word "stalemate" to describe the 17-year war comes after Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford used it last month when he described the Taliban as "not losing."
"They are not losing right now, I think that is fair to say," Dunford said during a security forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia in November. "We used the term stalemate a year ago and, relatively speaking, it has not changed much."
COMMENT:-
Tell me Herr General von Ludendorff, what conclusion should we you draw from:
Afghan troop losses 'not sustainable,' says nominee to command US troops in Middle East
The nominee to command all U.S. troops in the Middle East told senators that the war in Afghanistan is at a stalemate and that the Afghan government cannot sustain the high number of losses to its troops.
Marine Lt. Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, who made the remarks during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, also cautioned against a sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops because Afghan forces are "not there yet" in terms of being able to successfully defend the country.
McKenzie's use of the word "stalemate" to describe the 17-year war comes after Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford used it last month when he described the Taliban as "not losing."
"They are not losing right now, I think that is fair to say," Dunford said during a security forum in Halifax, Nova Scotia in November. "We used the term stalemate a year ago and, relatively speaking, it has not changed much."
COMMENT:-
Tell me Herr General von Ludendorff, what conclusion should we you draw from:
- "Our side is not losing right now.";
- "Our side's losses are unsustainable.";
- "The other side is not winning right now.", and
- "The other side is able to sustain its losses."?
