Lt. Colonel Tells the Truth About Unwinnable Afghan War

From time to time, firsthand stories come out from members of our military about the factual conditions and states of the various wars (all undeclared) that the United States is currently engaged in. As with all of you, I am a Ron Paul supporter, and as such subscribe to Dr. Paul's view on foreign policy, especially where it pertains to the countries with terrorist ties. This is basically that America needs to cease meddling in the affairs of other nations from a military standpoint and that this continued occupational presence is the reason for our being attacked and targeted by terrorist organizations.

The U.S. is currently engaged in military activity in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan, (in addition to many smaller engagements in the Middle East and worldwide), with the Afghan front being the longest occupation.

Lt. Colonel Daniel Davis has just published the first of what will hopefully be two accounts of his time serving in Afghanistan and the deplorable state that the US presence there is in. The full article, titled "Truth, lies and Afghanistan," can be found at Armed Forces Journal , but a few excerpts and a "Cliff's Notes" version I'll recreate here show very clearly how much of a quagmire Afghanistan has become. It is an unwinnable and unconstitutional war that is simply draining resources and costing lives. From Lt. Colonel Davis' article:

"I spent last year in Afghanistan, visiting and talking with U.S. troops and their Afghan partners. My duties with the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force took me into every significant area where our soldiers engage the enemy. Over the course of 12 months, I covered more than 9,000 miles and talked, traveled and patrolled with troops in Kandahar, Kunar, Ghazni, Khost, Paktika, Kunduz, Balkh, Nangarhar and other provinces. What I saw bore no resemblance to rosy official statements by U.S. military leaders about conditions on the ground."

The Lt. Colonel goes on to describe multiple interactions with the Afghan security forces, the "ANP" or Afghan National Police. He questioned a high ranking officer about the measures they took to combat or find Taliban insurgents, if they stopped cars, or if they would follow insurgents into the hills after being attacked. His response?

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