U.S. Combat Officers Under Fire For American Troop Deaths Caused By Obama-McChrystal Hearts And Minds Policies | NewsReal Blog

U.S. Combat Officers Under Fire For American Troop Deaths Caused By Obama-McChrystal Hearts And Minds Policies | NewsReal Blog: "There is a saying in police work and in military service that certain very noxious, offensive substances always roll downhill. That is to say, foul-ups instigated by bad policy will always be blamed on the lowest possible links in the chain of command. Such is the case now in Afghanistan.

Diana West writes extensively about U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal’s (pictured above with CIC Obama) “hearts and minds” Afghanistan counter-insurgency campaign: Sacrificing American lives by denying artillery and air support to our ground troops pinned down under heavy enemy fire is acceptable, because artillery and bombs may cause collateral damage to Afghanistan civilians. Terrible as it is to contemplate the idea, it is the Obama-McChrystal policy. This cannot help troop morale in the ranks and files. And it’s not going to bring an end to this Islamic-doctrinally driven war.It’s time to get out of Afghanistan.

There’s a story in today’s Washington Post announcing increased disciplinary actions against U.S. field commanders’ decisions during battles against the Taliban’s Soldiers of Allah. The you-know-what is now rolling down the hill onto the heads of infantry platoon, company and brigade commanders:"