Report Clears Afghanistan Training Commander

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Source: American Forces Press Service

The U.S. Army general who leads the coalition training effort for Afghanistan’s security forces has been cleared of allegations that he used psychological operations personnel to try to influence visiting dignitaries.

A Rolling Stone magazine article in February quoted an Army lieutenant colonel saying that Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV had tried to use psychological operations capabilities to influence visiting senators and members of Congress.

Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, who then commanded U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, initiated an investigation into the allegations and appointed Army Lt. Gen. William Webster to lead it. The investigation report exonerated Caldwell, who has served as the commander of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan since October 2009.

The Army probe approved by Petraeus in May found the allegations raised by the article were not substantiated, and the Defense Department inspector general agreed with the findings.

Read more: http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=64848

[OnyxCollie]

1. What a surprise.

I'm sure that if they were ever to do an investigation of their Pentagon pundits they would be cleared of any allegations of psyops, too.

[buckrogers1965]

2. Nothing to see here Citizen.

Pick up that can.

[No Elephants]

3. And only the Army investigated the General?

Exactly how many cowards to do we have in Washington?