As many of you know, Michael Yon is back in Afghanistan and reporting from the front lines. Bruce McQuain and I were fortunate enough to speak with Michael a couple of weeks ago,
Michael just posted his first major Dispatch, complete with the usual great writing and photography. It starts like this,
When I was briefed on the top-secret mission before it was launched, I thought : “Good grief. I might have to report on the failure of one of the largest and most important missions of the entire war.â€
and ends like this,
The mission was a brilliant success against substantial odds. The British press was justifiably proud of what has been called their largest logistics operation since World War II. These are precisely the sort of large-scale civil affairs/information operations, backed up with military strength and tactical ingenuity, that are required to turn this war around.
The story in between, titled Where Eagles Dare, is simply amazing, as are the photographs that go with it. Don’t miss it!
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