Rocky Road

"As the summer started I was optimistic regarding the chances that we would see some indications that we are gaining ground in Afghanistan but that has not happened. Incident rates are skyrocketing which in and of itself is not a negative thing if it is our side who are instigating the incidents but that is not the case. While ISAF is conducting more raids and presence patrols they do not seem to have learned anything when it comes to pulling these operations off while managing the perceptions and attitudes of the population we are supposed to be protecting. By projecting force off of FOB’s we create a vacuum after every operation. Nature hates a vacuum so at the moment we see politicians filling that void. Let me provide an example:"
FRI