U.S. Soldiers Go Hungry And Thirsty In Afghanistan

A contracted air plane drops humanitarian aide supplies for Aka Sadiq to U.S. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers at a drop site during a three-day combat reconnaissance patrol in the Bala Baluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan, March 30, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Pilch

U.S. Military Goes Hungry In Afghanistan -- Digital Journal

The United States Military is in the midst of a troop surge in Afghanistan, but the surge has caused the ratio of resources to troops to widen. Many American Forward Operating Bases are experiencing food and water shortages.

Sgt. Hill, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, has been in Afghanistan only a few months as part of the new troop surge into the country. The troops are mainly focused on training and promoting the Afghanistan army and police force. The training is the United States' attempt to "teach a man to fish," in the security department of the ever turbulent country, a country which is still undecided if it wants to break free from Taliban influence. With these larger issues at hand the need for proper amounts of food and water have fallen by the wayside.

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My Comment:This is the second story that I have read in the past two weeks that outlines how food and water shortages are now starting to creep into the supply chain. Expect the Taliban to now intensify their attacks on supply convoys and basic shipments.

For history buffs .... this was the exact strategy used by the Mujaheddin against the Soviets in the 1980s, and according to my Russian cousins who fought in that war, it was incredibly successful. Food, water, ammunition, and the general basics were always in short supply .... and worse in winter.