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Trump's defense chief admits struggle in Afghanistan: 'We are not winning'
Source: Associated Press
Trump's defense chief admits struggle in Afghanistan: 'We are not winning'
Associated Press in Washington
Tuesday 13 June 2017 18.17 BST
US senators have sharply criticized Pentagon leaders for not completing a new strategy for the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, as the defense secretary, James Mattis, admitted: “We are not winning in Afghanistan right now.”
John McCain demanded that Mattis wrap up the plan now, threatening: “Unless we get a strategy from you, you’re going to get a strategy from us.” He said he had expected the plan in the first 30 to 60 days of the new administration and snapped: “We want a strategy. I don’t think that’s a hell of a lot to ask.”
Mattis, in response, told the Senate armed services committee that he would provide details on the new strategy for the war in mid-July.
“We’re putting it together now and there are going to be – there are actions being taken to make certain that we don’t pay a price for the delay,” he said. “But we recognize the need for urgency and your criticism is fair, sir.”
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Associated Press in Washington
Tuesday 13 June 2017 18.17 BST
US senators have sharply criticized Pentagon leaders for not completing a new strategy for the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan, as the defense secretary, James Mattis, admitted: “We are not winning in Afghanistan right now.”
John McCain demanded that Mattis wrap up the plan now, threatening: “Unless we get a strategy from you, you’re going to get a strategy from us.” He said he had expected the plan in the first 30 to 60 days of the new administration and snapped: “We want a strategy. I don’t think that’s a hell of a lot to ask.”
Mattis, in response, told the Senate armed services committee that he would provide details on the new strategy for the war in mid-July.
“We’re putting it together now and there are going to be – there are actions being taken to make certain that we don’t pay a price for the delay,” he said. “But we recognize the need for urgency and your criticism is fair, sir.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/13/us-afghanistan-james-mattis-john-mccain-senate