The Irate Nation Est. 2001

Straight Talk: U.S. Army Brigadier General Ben Hodges

clipped from liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com

He’s the man who has to get the job done on the southern Afghanistan battlefront, described by top U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal as the main effort.

He did admit the task at hand is “…hard, no doubt about it,” but still, he was confident, even more forward-leaning than his bosses President Obama and McChrystal.

“I think you give the Taliban too much credit,” he told me.

“If we see somebody digging in an IED at the roadside he deserves to die,” Hodges told me, “and we’re going to kill him.”

Coalition Forces Engage Insurgents Placing IEDs

Footage of a Coalition helicopter crew engaging insurgents who are placing an improvised explosive device. Provided by International Security Assistance Force HQ Public Affairs.

By:dvidshub