Friday, February 4, 2011

Kandahar: Safer for good or just safer for now? - News - Stripes

Kandahar: Safer for good or just safer for now? - News - Stripes: "Despite Gen. David Petraeus’ optimistic assessment of the war’s progress in a letter to troops last week, military commanders on the ground here in this pivotal province openly admit they can’t yet judge whether their operations have the insurgents on the run or whether it’s just the winter that has brought calm.
“It’s way too early to say we’re being successful,” Maj. Curt Rowland, the operations officer for 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, which operates in the Zhari district of Kandahar, said recently.
Clearing operations in Kandahar are largely complete, but leaders say they won’t be able to measure success until fighting season begins again this summer."
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