McChrystal: Violence "Worse" Than Expected -- CBS NewsGeneral Also Tells 60 Minutes Overwhelming U.S. Firepower Is Not The Way To Proceed In Afghanistan.
(CBS) As the news from Afghanistan moves to the front pages of Americans' newspapers, the general tasked with turning things around there tells 60 Minutes that the spread of the violence in Afghanistan was more than he expected.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s interview with CBS News National Security correspondent David Martin will be broadcast on the 42nd season premiere of 60 Minutes this Sunday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Martin spent a week speaking to the general in Kabul and following him on his daily mission overseeing the coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: I sure hope that what he is doing in Afghanistan with these rules of engagement works out, but from my understanding this is completely contrary to how wars and conflicts are fought and won.
I usually do not watch 60 Minutes, but I suspect that this Sunday show will be one to watch. I hope that the reporter will be up to the task of giving him the hard nose questions that need to be asked.