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February 6, 2012

Army Whistleblower Questions U.S. Success in Afghanistan 
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An Army whistleblower who has served in the military since 1985 has come
public to warn the U.S. mission in Afghanistan is failing and the
American public is being mislead. Lt. Col Daniel Davis says his recent
trips to Afghanistan, “bore no resemblance to rosy official statements
by U.S. military leaders about conditions on the ground.” In an
article published in the Armed Forces Journal, Davis writes: “How many
more men must die in support of a mission that is not succeeding?" Davis
goes on to say that local Afghan governments are unable to provide the
basic needs of the people and that insurgents control virtually all
parts of Afghanistan beyond eye shot of a U.S. base.



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