Matthew Hoh Quits State Dept Over Afghanistan: Resignation Letter

by Ground Report    October 27, 2009

Matthew Hoh, a former Marine and contractor in Iraq, resigned from the US State Department last month, it has been revealed, citing US involvement in Afghanistan as the impetus for his move.

In his resignation letter, Matthew Hoh, 36, writes that "To put simply: I fail to see the value or the worth in continued U.S. casualties or expenditures of resources in support of the Afghan government in what is, truly, a 35-year-old civil war."

Read the full text of Matthew Hoh's resignation letter below.

Matthew Hoh first US official to resign over Afghan War

The image at right was derived from what appears to be Matthew Hoh's public Facebook profile, and has not been confirmed.

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