I´m not sure here. I can see the virtue of repeatedly telling the most backward and ignorant branch of Islam that it´s perfectly all right to marry cousins, keep half the population from getting an education, and avoid science and technology as Western devil´s work. We can´t improve on the process they themselves have developed for keeping them under boot.

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what a joke!!!!

...does the handbook advise the soldiers to carry their combat knives on their person for quick access incse the forces they are working with decide to turn on them...

...this administation is an offense to the American people and we haven´t even seen his second term yet...

I´m not so sure the idiots responsible for this latest piece of work are trying to normalize barbarism and Islam for the troops. Maybe they are, but it looks to me like they have issued what they regard as a self-defense manual. The spirit of the 75 pages seems to be "Don´t make our Afghan allies mad or get them upset or they may kill you." We are being asked to believe that a substantial number of murders of "U.N. forces" by Afghan "allies" are the unfortunate result of personal, political discussions that have degenerated into heated arguments that led to the gunning down of "U.N. forces," often without warning and sometimes from behind. Taliban claims to have infiltrated and to be responsible for such crimes are downplayed by U.S. press releases, since to accept such a narrative would cast serious doubt on the current strategy and exit strategy in Afghanistan. Better to view these regrettable incidents as isolated interpersonal conflicts resulting for cultural insensitivity - ours, of course.

In a broader sense, of course, it is also about celebrating diversity and being loved. American military policy today consists of being so nice, kind, generous, tolerant and respect of actual and potential enemies that, try as they might, they just won´t be able not to give in and love us. Hey, we are your friends, OK? We are only trying to help you. Honest.

The troops are smarter than this. They will always know who the enemy is. Obama and the bootlicking PC generals will be held responsible by the soldiers for every green on green assault. The discontent will continue to build.....

Not that I´m a prognosticator, but I predict the term "frag" will once again come in vogue.

Soldiers facing a brutal enemy 24x7x365 and horrific experiences and then have this crap sandwich shoved down their throats will find some way of taking matters into their own hands.

Hey General, wanna come visit the front today?

I wish I had money. I´d move to Malta.

Disgusting!

I´m a Christian.
The Lord Jesus Christ is a friend of mine.
Barack - you´re no Christian.

Bring Them Home Now! Just exactly what are our soldiers there for? What if a US soldier sees an Afghan soldier raping a young girl or boy? Or beating his wife? Is he just supposed to say, "No problem dude. Don´t wanna step on your culture."? Because to do otherwise will put the US soldier at risk of reprimand, or punishment of some kind?

These soldiers have to refuse to go along with this and the American people need to back them up. Bring them home!!!

WAY passed time to get out of Afghanistan!

It is not just obama. George Bush started this with saying we are not at war with Islam.

YES we are!

That Saudi money has paid off many politicians and reporters.

Good for you, #11. You speak for the rest of us.

I´d have no problem letting the Muslims have their religion if they´d let me have mine.

Bush was right. It is a crusade.