Who the hell is running our military? For Christ sakes, we actually invaded Afghanistan because of September 11th. Bush has screwed up this war, too. But not enough equipment for our soldiers? That's a crime:
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan today declined to say whether more American troops will be needed to confront increasing insurgent and terrorist attacks in the country.Note from John: I'm more interested in finding out more about this "body amour." Can I help test it?
But Army Lt. Gen. Karl W. Eikenberry said the United States should provide more military equipment to beef up Afghanistan's security forces.
"Now is a very appropriate time to increase the level of equipment, the sophistication of equipment," Eikenberry said at a Pentagon news conference with Afghan Minister of Defense Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak.
Eikenberry said the United States should provide helicopters, Humvees, fixed-wing aircraft and protective helmets and body amour because the U.S.-trained Afghan Army has learned how to "operate this equipment effectively."
