is being designed and while it is being shot at. there is nothing easy about it. but our efforts in this important area have been overhauled in the past year, and those efforts are now broadly on track for the first time to achieve overall approved growth goals and to improve afghan security force quality as well. indeed, afghan security force development has been advanced considerably by partnering efforts that were expanded under general mcchrystal s command by the establishment of the nato training mission afghanistan and the appointment of general bill wald well to command that organization. despite the progress in recent months in afghan security force development, there is considerable work, nonetheless to be done to reduce attrition further and to development effective leaders especially with respect to the afghan national police. further progress will take even greater partnering, additional
overhauled in the past year and those efforts are now broadly on track for the first time to achieve overall approved growth goals and to approve afghan security force quality, as well. indeed, afghan security force development has been advanced considerably by partnerring efforts that were expanded under general mcchrystal s command by the establishment of the nato mission and the appointment of bill caldwell to command that organization. despite the progress in recent months in afghan security force development, there is considerable work, nonetheless, to be done to reduce attrition further and to develop effective leaders, especially with the afghan national police. further progress will take even greater partnerring, additional training improvements and fulling training of the mentoring missions and educational opportunities and initiatives are being pursued in each of these areas.
helping to train and forces in the midst of an insurgency is a kin to building an advanced aircraft while it is in flight and while it is being designed and while it is being shot at. there is nothing easy about it. but our efforts in this important area have been overhauled in the past year and those efforts are now broadly on track to achieve growth goals and to improve afghan security force quality, as well. well, that s general david petraeus testifying on his own behalf in terms of his nomination to lead our forces. i don t think there s a more respected person in the country right now than that person in uniform. here to talk about his nomination richard engel who s over there right now and nbc pentagon correspondent jim