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Fix Rules Of Engagement For Afghanistan Fight: Rep. Joe Wilson
By Rep. Joe Wilson on November 21, 2016 at 4:01 AM
US troops shooting at Taliban
This is the first of our monthly op-eds by Rep. Joe Wilson, chairman of the House Armed Services subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities. Dear readers, if you’ve got unique and useful topics you think Rep. Wilson should address, please let us or his office know. Read on. The Editor.
Despite the Taliban clearly still being at war with U.S. troops and taking every effort to overthrow the democratically elected government in Afghanistan, our soldiers face contradictory, inconsistent and politically driven rules of engagement.
Rep. Joe Wilson
Rep. Joe Wilson
On November 12, 2016, a suicide bomber attacked a NATO air base in Afghanistan—killing four Americans. It was one of the worst attacks against U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and the first time a bomb exploded inside Bagram Air Base. Shortly after, the Taliban claimed responsibility.
http://breakingdefense.com/2016/11/fix-rules-of-engagement-for-afghanistan-fight-rep-joe-wilson/
