Don't watch the news either. I do read
a slew of newspapers on the web and there's been little mention so far. I'm not really concerned with the Viet Nam analogy (which would be dumb) but with the potential of it getting to be a 'metric' within the armed forces. Plus there's the minor propaganda value for the usual useful idiots to use the counts as an anti-war protest point. I'm dubious that our figures will be accepted by most in the AO over local sources. The possibility of payment can certainly exaggerate civilian body counts in the area...
Still, our potential internal misuse is my biggest concern. Hopefully not.
As Brandon points out, the home consumption bit is also likely to be problematical
Change 'Socioeconomic' to
'inadvertently adverse' to avoid stereotyping, giving offense and class centric discrimination. Change 'Extremist' to 'generally socially discredited' for the same reasons.
:D:D
What goes around comes around
New boots on old ground... :wry:
Quote:
"Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan -- U.S. military officials in Afghanistan have halted the practice of releasing the number of militants killed in fighting with American-led forces as part of an overall strategy shift that emphasizes concern for the local civilian population's well-being rather than hunting insurgent groups.
. . .
Last year, the 101st Airborne Division began releasing numbers of militants killed, and the practice soon spread among U.S. forces. Public affairs officials in the 101st Airborne began publicizing militant deaths to counter the perception among Americans that the U.S. military was losing in Afghanistan."
LINK.