British force in Afghanistan was 'unacceptably' weak: report

Source: Yahoo! News

The British task force sent into Afghanistan's Helmand province in 2006 was badly equipped, under-manned and not strong enough to take on the Taliban, a scathing government report concluded Sunday.

In the Operations in Afghanistan report, the Defence Select Committee slammed senior military officers and government ministers for their lack of foresight when taking over from US troops in the region five years ago.

The committee highlighted the shortage of air power and lack of urgency in responding to the increased threat of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as major factors in the unexpectedly high death toll among British troops.

Senior officers were rebuked for claiming that field commanders were satisfied with the back-up they received despite the opposite being true.

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A half-assed response in Afghanistan? Shee-it, Bush was doing that two months into the war!

The sixth tour in Afghanistan occurring after amputation of his hand in the multiple injury incident that earned him the Medal.

End this insanity already, in the name of all that is human or divine, as your belief system(s) may suggest.

ETA: Oh yes, and we're broke.