Media military relation in Afghanistan

UK PRIME MINISTER BROWN VISITS HELMAND
http://213.251.145.96/cable/2009/09/09KABUL2810.html
The UK's national security advisor cautioned that COMISAF's seemingly "bleak" assessment of the current situation in Afghanistan might lead to press stories that would paint "too bleak" a picture. COMISAF replied that while he was sensitive to that impression, he would maintain his intellectual honesty — and that what might be perceived by some to be a bleak assessment, might be considered by others to be "realistic." […..] The PM … repeated that the UK domestic audience needed to be able to judge successes "month-to-month, not year-to-year.

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