Small Wars Journal

A Tale of Two Surges

Thu, 12/01/2011 - 1:37am

A Tale of Two Surges by Victor Davis Hanson, National Review.

BLUF:

Continuity of American command, an ironclad commitment from the president to finish the job, diplomatic and military unity, and far more help from everyday Afghans are critical to the surge. Without all that, more troops and better tactics still will not bring the sort of success that we saw in Iraq.