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CJCS "in a mood to name and shame"

... about links between the ISI and the network." Re: CJCS "in a mood to name and shame" I'd be happy if the US went all old school total war on Wazeristan. It'd be cheaper than other options, and dead extremists don't ...

Blog post - Apr 21 2011 - 3:15pm - 16 comments - 0 attachments

America's Flawed Afghanistan Strategy

... scrutiny. The new strategy, like the old one, totters on a dangerously flawed foundation. Both the Bush and Obama strategies ... considerable expenditures of time and resources." 2. CJCS Admiral Mike Mullen recently stated "Our national debt is our biggest ...

Blog post - Aug 11 2010 - 4:47pm - 48 comments - 0 attachments

Co-Opting the Afghan Taleban

... emerged in these interviews: the consistent assertion on the part of the Afghans I spoke with that the so-called Taleban threat ... last year by two officers at the Joint Staff under former CJCS Mike Mullen. The proposals consider the sometimes competing dynamics ...

Journal Article - Feb 23 2012 - 7:10am - 4 comments

24 February SWJ Roundup

... Continue on for today's SWJ news and opinion roundup and links to the USNI Daily and ... Concerns, Vows to Take Action - AFPS CJCS Dempsey Calls for Rededication to Profession of Arms - AFPS ...

Blog post - Feb 24 2012 - 5:53am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Woodward describes Obama's incoherent "terms sheet"

... volumes were to previous administrations. Based only on this morning's accounts from the Washington Post and New York ... President was demanding adherence to a policy that SecDef, CJCS, Centcom and COMISAF all felt would not, could not result in mission ...

Blog post - Sep 22 2010 - 12:05pm - 44 comments - 0 attachments

11 February SWJ Roundup

... Continue on for today's SWJ news and opinion roundup and links to the USNI Daily and ... Commander Visits Regional Command West - AFPS CJCS Dempsey Presents Bronze Star to Czech Soldier - AFPS   ...

Blog post - Feb 11 2012 - 4:52am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

R.I.P. Mr. Charles Wilson, Father of the Taliban

... a paradigm, and a mission which had positively no bearing on our national security. Unknowingly, he coupled U.S. foreign policy with a ... shop at USSOCOM. In 2009 he was selected to become part of CJCS's Afghan Hands Program and is currently attending Dari language training. ...

Journal Article - Feb 15 2010 - 11:51pm - 42 comments

Afghanistan -- The Sun is Rising

... importantly, the villagers learn to make things better on their own. It is inspiring to see such success. Admittedly, the results in ... I think quite a few people tried to tell the SECDEF, CJCS and others that their plans were too expensive, unsustainable, and most ...

Blog post - Jun 15 2011 - 8:32am - 40 comments - 0 attachments

CJCS Guidance for 2008-2009

... Mike Mullen , released his guidance for 2008-2009 on 17 November. S. Dawn Casey of Talk Radio News Service on a ... he believes it's critical to pursue all the issues in the CJCS Guidance memorandum, which includes defending vital National interests in ...

Blog post - Nov 18 2008 - 6:06pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

10 December SWJ Roundup

... Continue on for today's SWJ news and opinion roundup and links to the USNI Daily and ... Confirm Peace Talks With Islamabad - Reuters CJCS Discusses US-Pakistan Relations - AFPS Pakistan Leader Says He ...

Blog post - Dec 10 2011 - 6:31am - 0 comments - 0 attachments