General wakes up in middle of the night wondering if he left troops in Afghanistan
Phone, keys, wallet, troops?
By Blondes Over Baghdad
WASHINGTON — Gen. Austin “Scott” Miller, the former top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, woke up startled at approximately 2 a.m. last night, worried that he might have left his troops in Afghanistan.
“No. I definitely pulled them out of there. I’m sure of it,” Miller said, patting down his pajama pockets for a manning roster. “There’s no way I forgot to do that.”
Sources close to the general say that ever since he left the oven on at the Fort Benning Officer’s Club after a chili cookoff in 2002, Miller has been extremely cautious and always does a mental checklist before leaving home.
“Keys, wallet, cell phone, sat phone, rifle, troops,” he said. “Every time I go to leave the FOB, I check and make sure for that stuff. I’m sure I withdrew the troops from Afghanistan. I’m sure of it.”
“I left food for the street dogs and asked the Afghan National Security Forces to water the plants for me,” Miller continued. “Did I forget to leave the code to the FOB gate?”
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