Comments on: U.S. Debates Best Afghan Training http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/01/u-s-debates-best-afghan-training/ Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jasonhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/01/u-s-debates-best-afghan-training/#comment-14825 Jason Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:24:01 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10155#comment-14825 "Moyar made the fairly radical proposal that U.S. officers take direct command of Afghan units to assure high ANA quality as it’s rapidly expanded. None of the serving officers on the panels at the conference would directly endorse that idea."Yeah, imagine my shock at the idea that US officers might not be jumping up and down at the opportunity to command an Afghan unit filled with illiterate drug users who have family members in the Taliban.So no, the idea lacks considerable merit and should not ever be considered. If the Afghani Army can't be grown fast enough, then they'll have to focus on improving the local cops and judges. What a concept. “Moyar made the fairly radical proposal that U.S. officers take direct command of Afghan units to assure high ANA quality as it’s rapidly expanded. None of the serving officers on the panels at the conference would directly endorse that idea.”

Yeah, imagine my shock at the idea that US officers might not be jumping up and down at the opportunity to command an Afghan unit filled with illiterate drug users who have family members in the Taliban.

So no, the idea lacks considerable merit and should not ever be considered. If the Afghani Army can’t be grown fast enough, then they’ll have to focus on improving the local cops and judges. What a concept.

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