The head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, right, shakes hands with a marine before boarding a military plane at the Camp Leatherneck base in the southern province of Helmand, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso)From Yahoo News/AP:
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal said Wednesday that U.S. and other NATO troops must make a "cultural shift" away from being a force designed for high intensity combat and instead make protecting Afghan civilians their first priority.
The newly arrived four-star commander said he hopes to install a new military mindset by drilling into troops the need to reduce the number of Afghan civilians killed in combat.
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My Comment: After fighting in Afghanistan for almost 8 years .... they will now make a "cultural shift" in operations.
OK ....