Obama Mismanagement of Afghan War Leads to Needless Deaths
By Floyd and Mary Beth Brown
With the deaths of three additional U.S. troops on July 29, this month is officially the bloodiest of the nine-year conflict in Afghanistan. The death toll for July is up to 63 and it captures the record as the deadliest month for Americans so far.
We all need to understand that the increase in deaths is directly the result of Obama's personal mismanagement of the war. The blood of our servicemen is on his hands.
Why? Upon taking management of defense policy, the Obama administration intervened to change the rules of engagement. Ralph Peters explained it this way in the New York Post:
"Unless our troops in combat are absolutely certain that no civilians are present, they're denied artillery or air support. If any civilians appear where we meet the Taliban, our troops are to 'break contact' -- to retreat."
Peters concludes, "When our own moral fecklessness murders those in uniform, it's unforgivable. In Afghanistan, our leaders are complicit in the death of each soldier, Marine or Navy corpsman who falls because politically correct rules of engagement shield our enemies."
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