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... detachment of the United States Army stationed in eastern Afghanistan, for help. Mindful of orders to protect the civilian population, we ... of what I actually did say. He also attributes to me an assertion Ive never made and to which I dont subscribe, claiming that I ...

Blog entry - Dec 8 2009 - 5:40am - 22 comments - 0 attachments

... a story will only continue as the army and police grow by an additional 35,000 by the end of October." LTG Caldwell is the Commanding General of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan . The Unnoticed Surge in Afghan ...

Blog entry - Feb 15 2011 - 7:58am - 9 comments - 0 attachments

... How Afghanistan Ends: A Political-Military Path to Peace by Linda ... first place? What is the plan that is thought to lead to an Indian invasion? This is NDC-level bullshit allowed to become national ...

Journal Article - Dec 2 2010 - 10:22pm - 120 comments

... of 2007, Iraq started to stabilize, and the move took on an almost mythic status. In 2008, for example, Sen. Lindsey Graham spoke ... The surge didn't (at least yet) have the same effect in Afghanistan for a number of reasons, why? While D. Ollivant would ...

Blog entry - Dec 17 2011 - 1:47pm - 21 comments - 0 attachments

... How can we snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in Afghanistan? There's one solution that has attracted analysts of all stripes: a ... get away from our current strategy but doesn't put forth an alternative. I've read that, during the British Raj, India was managed ...

Blog entry - Oct 20 2009 - 9:23am - 7 comments - 0 attachments

... that we see in northern Mexico does not constitute an insurgency.  Drug cartels have no ideology beyond profit, no political ... deepening bilateral trust than on applying the lessons of Afghanistan and Iraq to Mexico. The level of violence perpetrated by or on ...

Journal Article - Dec 27 2011 - 5:10am - 42 comments

... Nazis in occupied Russia. Neither was attempting to create an environment where the rule of law prevailed. Control was sought via threat ... sophistry you mentioned in your article) - we are in Afghanistan to defeat an armed opposition to the government. (The take away ...

Blog entry - Jul 5 2011 - 8:00am - 98 comments - 0 attachments

... Counterinsurgency Strategy Not Working in Afghanistan, Critics Say by David Wood, Politics Daily . BLUF: "Experts on ... alternatives'' to the current strategy, Gentile said in an interview. "But they are hard to articulate with an Army and senior leaders ...

Blog entry - Jan 12 2011 - 7:44am - 71 comments - 0 attachments

... could have strategic consequences. Raymond Davis, an "administrative and technical staff" employee at the United States consulate ... to fully cooperate with the U.S. campaign plan in Afghanistan. The U.S. government no doubt already knows that its ability to ...

Blog entry - Feb 21 2011 - 2:00pm - 95 comments - 0 attachments

... 'Civilian Surge' Plan For Afghanistan Hits A Snag - Jackie Northam, National Public Radio . ... help the Afghan government serve its people, and develop an economy that isn't dominated by illicit drugs. That's why I'm ordering a ...

Blog entry - Sep 20 2009 - 7:45am - 4 comments - 0 attachments