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Federal auditors question fuel use by Afghan army
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says there's no proof the fuel is actually being used by Afghan forces. It could be lost, stolen or diverted to insurgents.
Tags: DoD Report , spending , military
Panetta: Death penalty possible in Afghan shooting
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the death penalty is a consideration as the military moves to investigate and possibly put on trial a U.S. soldier suspected of gunning down 16 Afghans.
Tags: Leon Panetta , DoD , Army
What are the Pros and Cons in Afghanistan
A counter-insurgency force somewhere between 10 thousand and 80 thousand is what President Obama reportedly has chosen to go to Afghanistan. Truman Project CEO Rachel Kleinfeld says, "These are always difficult. Insurgencies are hard to win, but we've had a lot of success in the Phillipines and we've had a lot of success training other armies as well." However Georgetown University Security Scholar Paul Pillar disagrees saying, "the bigger our footprint, the more military operations with collateral damage."
Tags: technology , Pentagon , Truman Project , Rachel Kleinfeld , Georgetown University , Paul Pillar
