Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan

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Military’s top officer says we’ve had a ‘modicum of success’ in Afghanistan
Meghann Myers
 
Then-commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force, now-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley speaks to troops at Camp Leatherneck in early 2014. (Marine Corps)

With plans in motion to draw down the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 next month, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff defended that decision by outlining the state of the conflict there.

In addition to reaching something of a stalemate, where the Taliban can’t conquer the U.S.-backed Afghan security forces, and the U.S. can’t bring the Taliban to its knees, Army Gen. Mark Milley said Wednesday during a Brookings Institution event, the U.S. has probably done all it can do.

“We believe now that after 20 years, two decades of consistent effort, that we he have achieved a modicum of success,” he said.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/12/02/militarys-top-officer-says-weve-had-a-modicum-of-success-in-afghanistan/

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 mod•i•cum mŏd′ĭ-kÉ™mâ–º

    n.
    A small amount of something.
    n.
    A small or moderate quantity; a scanty or meager allowance; a limited amount or degree.
    n.
    Any small thing; a diminutive person.

This is all we have to show for 20 years of military deaths, wounds. and and crippling injuries?  It is, indeed, time to get out.