RIVER RUSH - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Charles W. Douglass leads troops across the Darya-ye-Chamkani River in the Danda Patan district, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2010. Douglass is the commander of the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team. The team's troops and others from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gardez Resident Office surveyed two sites on the river for future projects. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Spencer CaseGOP Lawmakers Say Troop Cap In Afghanistan Invites Attacks -- Washington Times
Republican lawmakers say the White House's firm cap on the now-completed troop surge in Afghanistan is leaving forces more vulnerable to Taliban attacks.
They say there are not enough troops to man C-RAM, a counter-rocket, -artillery and -mortar battery used effectively by soldiers in Iraq to intercept rounds headed for forward operating bases. The U.S. has constructed several forward operating bases to house the 30,000-troop surge, which brought total U.S troop strength to about 100,000.
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My Comment: Even if an additional 50,000 U.S. soldiers are put into Afghanistan .... an impossible feat because of logistics and a lack of personnel in the U.S. military .... it will still not make a difference in the long run. The war in Afghanistan has now metastasized into a conflict in which the enemy is willing to fight for as long as it is necessary and against all targets that are available .... and we on the other side are more concerned on laying the groundwork to get out of the country within the next year or two. In short .... the cap that exists in Afghanistan is more of a product of politics, limited resources within the US/NATO coalition, and a lack of will back home to continue the fight.