US Army Colonel shindigs US titles of success in Afghanistan

An officer of the U.S. military must cover the U.S. military paint a misleading picture of progress in the war in Afghanistan, while the Kabul government accused of many failures.
Lt. Col. Daniel Davis intentionally beaten in line with the official record of the war, after a year in the country, issuing a gloomy assessment, and his bosses accused of hiding the harsh realities that undermine the mission.
"What I saw did not have a contract with the pink official statements of U.S. military on local conditions," Davis wrote in an article in Armed Forces Journal, a newspaper published private not affiliated with the Pentagon.
"Instead, I have a lack of success experienced by nearly all levels," he wrote, entitled "Truth, Lies and Afghanistan. As military leaders have failed us'

Afghan local officials who do not respect the Afghan people and their security forces are reluctant to fight insurgents or conspired with the Taliban, he said.
"How many people you have a mission that is not successful in support, and supports a family of more than seven years of optimistic statements by U.S. leaders die in Afghanistan?" He said in his article.
Davis would have pessimistic view of some members of Congress and a secret version of his article written for the Ministry of Defence, an unusual step divided, he expects that will be the wrath of his commanders and his short career
Career.
The Pentagon politely strike down with Davis's image of war, but he stopped short of suggesting disciplinary action.
Lieutenant-Colonel Davis is clear about his opinion on the narrator George Little told reporters, adding that the Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, has "very high confidence in his commanders in Afghanistan, because that 'they provide estimates of the event
on the ground in the war. "