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US General Sees Only 'Good News' In Afghanistan As Senators Voice Concerns -- The Guardian
Incredulous senators question General John Campbell over optimism for country wrought by election and Taliban crises
Afghanistan's presidential election may be taking the country to the brink, but the US army general nominated to helm the terminal phase of America's longest war sees nothing but "good news".
"Everything I see, sir, is good news, and that we're on a good road, but we just have to get through this kind of 50-meter target and get through the election, identify the president," General John "JC" Campbell, the army's vice-chief of staff, told the Senate armed services committee on Thursday.
That as yet unresolved presidential election, marred by allegations of fraud, threatens to upend the entirety of post-Taliban Afghanistan, undermining a fragile governance system built and maintained by the US over 13 years, at the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars and the lives of 2,200 troops.
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Update: Campbell: ISAF ‘Brought Hope’ to Afghan People -- US Department of Defense
My Comment: Every year there is a new general .... and they all say the same thing .... they see success, progress, and a bright future. But what I see is the exact opposite .... the situation is getting worse, the fighting is escalating, and the corruption still exists. So who is right?