General McChrystal Defines "Success," and Fails

By ZP Heller, Brave New Films
Posted on September 30, 2009, Printed on November 26, 2009
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/http://bravenewfilms.org/142987/

Warning: Some graphic images.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal told Congress that the measure of success in Afghanistan should be "the number of Afghans shielded from violence." If that's the case, then his strategy is clearly failing.

Learn more at http://RethinkAfghanistan.com.

ZP Heller is the editorial director of Brave New Films. He has written for The American Prospect, AlterNet, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Huffington Post, covering everything from politics to pop culture.

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