134. whatdayameanitstoohot

One factor was that nature intervened:
Neither the General nor the Rolling Stoner anticipated that volcanic ash would strand them together in Paris for a month.
But it did.

At The Corner:

Petraeus Can [Michael Yon]

The United States has again called upon Gen. David Petraeus during crisis. There have been other times, the most remarkable being in January 2007, when we were on the cusp of losing the war in Iraq. The chances against success were increasingly remote. I was there through the entire surge, and more, and saw the remarkable transformation under the command of General Petraeus and due to the incredible efforts of our armed forces and their civilian counterparts. No book that I have read, including the one that I wrote, has fully conveyed the magnitude of those days. You simply had to be there.

Here we are again, this time on the cusp of losing the war in Afghanistan. The situation is worse than ever before. Again, the United States has asked Gen. David Petraeus to step into a situation that seems hopeless to many people. It is not hopeless, just extremely bad. All is not lost, just nearly lost. Our people can turn this war around.

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Yon, kicked out by ‘Crystal’s clan, is in communication with Petraeus and has been invited to embed with the troops once again.

After things settle down, Yon will inform the General about what the troops really think and feel.

(info that would not be shared within the chain of command.)