SOCOM in Afghanistan. We're doing it wrong.

Green Berets in Afghanistan via NATGEO.

Was talking to some friends about the ass sore that is Afghanistan and we all came to the same conclusion.

We're doing it wrong.

More specifically, SOCOM is doing it wrong.  They're about to have free reign (again) to operate the way that they want to and while they have conventional forces in country providing support (and will once they become lead force again) they're concentrating on raids, raids and more raids.

This might be a cultural issue, since the Commanding Officer is a Navy SEAL.

It might be part of an actual plan.

But from the outside looking in at SOCOM, it really appears like this should be a US Army Special Forces show.  I mean seriously.  THINK ABOUT IT!

AQ is done in country.  The only enemy that remains is the Taliban.  This is a classic Foreign Internal Defense Mission.

Everything else we're doing is not going to work until the politics of the simmering civil war is solved.

Rights for women?  Not gonna happen until they solve their issues.
Educating girls?  Same.
Religious freedom?  Ditto.
Reconstruction of the country?  You're kidding me right?

Only the Green Berets are culturally equipped to deal with Afghanistan.  US Marines, US Army and allied forces are not the forces to lead this fight.  Unfortunately the bureaucracy has settled in and thinking about winning the fight has taken a backseat to running a war.

Afghanistan is a Green Beret fight.  It probably always has been, but now it should be obvious to all.  Last week we had 10 US service men killed about our supposed allies.  Its past time to accept the reality of this situation. 

To solve Afghanistan you assign a Special Forces Group to the country and get everyone (including other SOCOM units) out of their way.  Then you do yearly assessments of progress made.  After 10 years at war, giving SF two more might not seem fair but when you consider the treasure expended in this effort its more than the Afghan people deserve.  If SF can't turn it around in that time frame then its a done deal.  That's how you solve Afghanistan.