Losing Our Advantage

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.

The Obama administration has just struck a deal with our sometime allies in the government of Afghanistan. It will severely limit the use of perhaps our most important remaining advantage there – “night raids” in which special forces use the cover of darkness to neutralize Taliban operatives.

This agreement seems likely to preclude our effective conduct of these operations going forward. At a minimum, it will probably get some of our best special forces personnel killed.

That’s because, from now on, the Afghans will not only lead these night raids. Under most circumstances, their judges will have to pre-approve them. And our troops can’t go into targeted buildings or interrogate detainees without Afghan permission. The authors of this deal call it a success. Unfortunately, it virtually ensures the failure of our Afghan mission.

This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute. Learn more at SecureFreedomRadio.com.