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NEWS > EVERYONE ELSE > U.S. SOLDIERS COMPLAINING ABOUT DIFFICULTY LEVEL IN AFGHAN WAR
U.S. SOLDIERS COMPLAINING ABOUT DIFFICULTY LEVEL IN AFGHAN WAR
December 1 2009
Kabul, Afghanistan – From the beginning of armed conflict between nations war has never been an easy thing. As technology advances so too does the bloodshed with new weaponry making mass killing easier and easier. Our ancient ancestors likely used
sticks and stones to eliminate an opponent but in today’s world such one-on-one violence is hardly necessary anymore with the ability to kill hundreds, thousands, even millions available with the single touch of a button. Nonetheless, war is still most often fought on the ground with soldiers facing the grim realities of life and death.
Such has been the case in the two most recent wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq. The challenges politicians have faced at home are of course dwarfed by those facing the soldiers engaging in the conflicts, something that for many soldiers is proving far more difficult than they had expected. At particular issue is the degree of difficulty in the conflict in Afghanistan which many soldiers are reporting is significantly higher than that in Iraq. While the President and his cabinet continue to debate the correct direction to take in the country, it’s likely that such complaints will become more omnipresent and put the pressure on Afghan and American officials to ratchet down the difficulty level.
“I spent six months in Iraq and I can tell you that this place is totally different. The terrain is a lot tougher and so much of it looks the same. It’s hard a lot of the time to tell the civilians from the enemy because they all kind of blend in together. It’s especially hard on the night levels,” said Sgt. Michael Fish. “You turn around and everything looks the same as in front of you. In Iraq they had buildings, streets, things like that and that made moving through the level so much easier and allowed you to concentrate on just killing guys. Here you spend most of your time climbing through brush with no one to kill forever and then all of a sudden they are everywhere.”
Administration officials were apparently well aware of the difficulty level before deploying troops but decided to do nothing about it. It’s not clear if it was simply too late at that point to make such significant changes.
“We have been well aware of the difficulty level in Afghanistan for a long time and while we understand the concerns of our fighting men and women there we must encourage them to remain strong and diligent. Ultimately it will be worth it and the endgame will be one to remember and our soldiers will understand why this has been so difficult,” said a spokesperson for the Pentagon. “We realize that the difficulty level in Afghanistan is a significantly higher than that in Iraq but we encourage all of our players to stick with it. The rewards will be well worth the effort we all make there.”
Many have compared the difficulty level to the conflict in Vietnam as well as the ‘all ghillied up’ level in ‘Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’. 
“In any kind of conflict the real issue is the level of difficulty. Ultimately you can’t win if the players just abandon the fight part way through and so by pushing the difficulty level to the max you are running the risk of alienating current players as well as future players in other conflicts,” said Scrape TV Military analyst Michael Kent. “There is an assumption that as weaponry advances so too will the efficiency of the military but both sides have weapons which helps to level the playing field. Ultimately the difficulty level is up to government and military officials but they have to be careful to not scare of new and inexperienced people.”
Reportedly Pentagon officials are considering selectable difficulties for future conflicts.
Emil Uliya, International Correspondent
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