This makes me ill. But, hey, it is the truth. I have to agree with AllahPundit; India might just be our only hope of getting out of there.Which is pretty strange coming from a Hawkish Red Fascist like me.
First read this article from Stars and Stripes:
Even the best Afghan units lack training, discipline and adequate reinforcements. In one new unit in Baghlan Province, soldiers have been found cowering ditches rather than fight. Others routinely steal U.S.-supplied fuel, equipment and weapons. And a few are suspected of collaborating with the Taliban against the Americans.
“I do not feel I am a mentor here,” said Capt. Jason Douthwaite, a logistics officer with the 73rd Troop Command of the Ohio National Guard who has tried to stop rampant pilfering by the Afghan soldiers his unit is training. “I feel like I am an investigating officer. It’s not, ‘Let me teach you your job.’ It’s more like, ‘How much did you steal from the American government today?’”…
During a Taliban ambush, gunfire was coming at the Americans and their Afghan counterparts from three sides. But the Afghan National Army soldiers of the 209 Corps, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Kandak (battalion), fresh out of training in Kabul, were not ready for a fight.
So after returning initial fire, the Afghan soldiers simply lay in a ditch, refusing to budge.
“They don’t have the basics, so they lay down,” said Capt. Michael Bell, who is one of a team of U.S. and Hungarian mentors tasked with making this young kandak battle-ready. “I ran around for an hour trying to get them to shoot, getting fired on. I couldn’t get them to shoot their weapons.”
Now, watch this video, which is about 6 months old; but still, holy hell. If we’ve got this much problem. Maybe we should just get India to come in and get the hell out of there.
The Video:
Having said all that, I do not agree with the comments over at HotAir; that we should just carpet bomb the place. That is idiotic. But America needs to take a LOOONG look at this and make a decision. Hopefully, it is made soon.