Richard
04-25-2012, 15:37
LTC Daniel Davis's essay, "Truth, lies and Afghanistan," was sharply critical of U.S. claims of progress made during the decade-long conflict.
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
Colonel Wins Award For Scathing Afghan War Essay
ArmyTimes, 25 Apr 2012
An Army lieutenant colonel who accused senior U.S. officials of concealing bad news about the war in Afghanistan will receive the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling on Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Lt. Col. Daniel Davis laid out his concerns in “Truth, Lies, and Afghanistan,” published in the February 2012 issue of Armed Forces Journal, a sister publication of the Military Times. In his piece, Davis denounced “rosy official statements” that paint Afghanistan as a picture of progress, and asked military leaders to come clean about the “absence of success on virtually every level.”
(Cont'd) http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/04/army-davis-wins-truth-telling-award-afghanistan-essay-042512/
The essay - Truth, Lies And Afghanistan: How Military Leaders Have Let Us Down
http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2012/02/8904030/
And so it goes...
Richard :munchin
Colonel Wins Award For Scathing Afghan War Essay
ArmyTimes, 25 Apr 2012
An Army lieutenant colonel who accused senior U.S. officials of concealing bad news about the war in Afghanistan will receive the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling on Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Lt. Col. Daniel Davis laid out his concerns in “Truth, Lies, and Afghanistan,” published in the February 2012 issue of Armed Forces Journal, a sister publication of the Military Times. In his piece, Davis denounced “rosy official statements” that paint Afghanistan as a picture of progress, and asked military leaders to come clean about the “absence of success on virtually every level.”
(Cont'd) http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/04/army-davis-wins-truth-telling-award-afghanistan-essay-042512/
The essay - Truth, Lies And Afghanistan: How Military Leaders Have Let Us Down
http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2012/02/8904030/