Marine commander says rapid drawdown in Afghanistan was premature

[rangerrebew]

Marine commander says rapid drawdown in Afghanistan was premature
By: Shawn Snow  
The commanding general of a 300 Marine task force in Helmand, Afghanistan, described the rapid drawdown of U.S forces in Afghanistan under the Obama administration premature.

The comments from Brig. Gen. Benjamin Watson, the commanding general of Task Force Southwest, came in an interview with Forces Network.

“From a military perspective we left absolutely too soon,” Watson said in the interview. “We left Afghan security forces with more than they could handle, and I think we saw the catastrophic results over the next year or two.”

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[Fishrrman]

"Marine commander says rapid drawdown in Afghanistan was premature"

We should have "drawn down" there back in 2003 or 2004 at the latest.