McChrystal’s Frank Talk on Afghanistan
McChrystal’s Frank Talk on Afghanistan – 60 Minutes, 27 September 2009.
President Obama is rethinking his entire strategy in Afghanistan after the new commander there stunned the White House with a warning the war could be lost if he doesn’t get more troops in the next 12 months. General Stanley McChrystal is up against an enemy that holds the initiative, and he’s working with an Afghan government shot through with corruption.
Even with more troops, he warns, there has to be “a dramatic change in how we operate.” That stark assessment comes from a man who is perhaps this country’s most battle-hardened general and, according to those who have served with him, a one-of-a-kind commander.
McChrystal’s Frank Talk on Afghanistan – CBS story behind the 60 Minutes interview.
