Originally Posted by theking

leaders are asking for more troops for Afghanistan and thus far the President is not complying. I...for one...detest it when field Commanders are micro managed by civilians.

I agree that it should be civilian leaders that make the decision to engage our troops..but once they make that decision...they should take one step back and allow the military to conduct operations as they see fit.

BTW...just as in Vietnam...the Afghanistan conflict cannot be won as long as the civilian leaders allow safe haven for the enemy...in other words micro manage what the military can and cannot do.