Fault Found in Outpost’s Fall
The military’s invigorated focus on accountability also seems driven by commanders’ experience in war zones. Many of today’s senior commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan are on their second or third combat tours and are more —to judge their field subordinates. Meanwhile, the military is showing a greater willingness to study and learn from its mistakes, senior military officials said. The change is particularly evident in the Army’s response to ambushes on U.S. troops in the villages of Wanat and Kamdesh, both in eastern Afghanistan.
U.S. Military Faults Leaders in Attack on Base – New York Times
U.S. Outpost in Afghanistan Left Vulnerable to Attack – Washington Post
Fault Found in Outpost’s Fall – Wall Street Journal
U.S. Command Errors Preceded Taliban Attack – Los Angeles Times
Camp Keating Blunders Revealed – The Times
Protection, Intelligence Problems Led to Base Attack – CNN
U.S. Faults Command Over Afghan Ambush – Associated Press
Officers to Face Action for Taliban Attack – United Press International
Delay in Afghan Base Closure Led to 8 U.S. Deaths – Reuters
U.S. Army Admits String of Failures – Agence France-Presse
Army Releases Report on Battle at COP Keating – Long War Journal
Maybe, Finally, Some Accountability? – Registan
U.S. Commanders Face Tougher Discipline – Washington Post
BG Cardon from the US Army Combined Arms Center has initiated a conversation on the implications surrounding the Wanat investigation and other similar efforts:
http://usacac.leavenworth.army.mil/blog/blogs/explorer64/archive/2010/02/08/commanders-under-scrutiny.aspx
Phil Ridderhof USMC
Thanks Phil – nice catch – I’m going to bring this forth with a link from a proper blog posting.
S/F
Dave D.