Gen. Stanley McChrystal plans a culturally sensitive campaign in Afghanistan. Above, at a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. ReutersCommander Maps New Course in Afghan War -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. Gen. McChrystal Departs From Special-Ops World With Focus on Diplomacy; 'Decapitation Strategies Don't Work'
WASHINGTON -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, in his first interview since being named the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said his front-row seat for the wars there and in Iraq has altered the view of combat he has held since training as a Green Beret to kill enemies quickly and stealthily.
After watching the U.S. try and fail for years to put down insurgencies in both countries, Gen. McChrystal said he believes that to win in Afghanistan, "You're going to have to convince people, not kill them.
"Since 9/11, I have watched as America tried to first put out this fire with a hammer, and it doesn't work," he said last week at his home at Fort McNair in Washington. "Decapitation strategies don't work."
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Wall Street Journal senior national security correspondent Peter Spiegel talks about his interview with the new US commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal - the first interview with Gen. McChrystal since he was named to the job (Hat Tip Small Wars Journal)
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