WP: NATO Agrees to Lead Allies in All Afghanistan

[seafan]

NATO Agrees to Lead Allies in All Afghanistan

Under Accord, U.S. Will Transfer 12,000 Troops in Eastern Sector to British-Led Force

Reuters
Friday, September 29, 2006; Page A16

PORTOROZ, Slovenia, Sept. 28 -- NATO agreed Thursday to take command of military operations across all of insurgency-hit Afghanistan next month after the United States pledged to transfer 12,000 American troops in the country to the NATO force.

Pentagon officials said the transfer of troops currently in Afghanistan's eastern region would result in the biggest deployment of U.S. forces under foreign command since World War II.

Afghanistan is experiencing a level of violence not seen since extremist Islamic Taliban rulers were ousted in 2001.

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The NATO accord came as European nations failed to plug all troop shortfalls identified by commanders battling the Taliban insurgency. As a result of the accord, the United States will provide 14,000 of the approximately 32,000 NATO troops that will be under British command. About 2,000 of the U.S. troops were already serving in the NATO force.

[bullimiami]

1. nato will have to stop the american domination and

pillaging before they can settle the country down.

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. The US is only pledging 1/10th of the forces they have in Iraq.

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But wasn't the goal SUPPOSED to be to get Usama and his Al Qua-ida gang?

And wasn't Usama supposed to be in Afghanistan?

Ya can't fool me,

The PNACers wanted to get their shit over to the ME and get a toehold there, and Iraq was their goal

Afghanistan was just an excuse to get INTO the ME.

ANd now the Pnacers are genociding Iraq with their "collateral damage" bullshit and Depleted Uranium.

And we all sit back, whine, and watch.

What is that in some DUers' sig-line about "while good men do nothing"

I think it applies here . . .

[Ghost Dog]

4. Seems now the 'goal' is to 'pacify' Afghanistan, mate.

You tell me: To screw, or to be screwed by, Politicians?

[Ghost Dog]

3. See also (previous) here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2534675&mesg_id=2534675