Afstan update: British general to command all foreign troops--including US
I wonder when the Canadian media will report this interesting development.
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Tomorrow comes a less-heralded but no less significant British military commitment to the country. With the beginning of May, the British-led Nato command structure known as the ARRC (Allied Rapid Reaction Corps) starts operating from Kabul. It is the first phase in a gradual integration of the entire foreign military presence in Afghanistan under Nato leadership.
By early next year, 14,000 American troops will have been incorporated into the Nato force. A British lieutenant-general, David Richards, will command, the first time US forces have served under the theatre-wide leadership of a foreign general since 1945...
See also:
Afstan: More inaccurate and misleading drivel from our major media (April 9)
Afstan: Canadian officers take command at Kandahar and of Regional Command (South) (Feb. 28)
H/t to Norman's Spectator.
Cross-posted to Daimnation!
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Tomorrow comes a less-heralded but no less significant British military commitment to the country. With the beginning of May, the British-led Nato command structure known as the ARRC (Allied Rapid Reaction Corps) starts operating from Kabul. It is the first phase in a gradual integration of the entire foreign military presence in Afghanistan under Nato leadership.
By early next year, 14,000 American troops will have been incorporated into the Nato force. A British lieutenant-general, David Richards, will command, the first time US forces have served under the theatre-wide leadership of a foreign general since 1945...
See also:
Afstan: More inaccurate and misleading drivel from our major media (April 9)
Afstan: Canadian officers take command at Kandahar and of Regional Command (South) (Feb. 28)
H/t to Norman's Spectator.
Cross-posted to Daimnation!
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 9:52 a.m.
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