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... Afghanistan Trip Report by Bing West Download the full article: Afghanistan ... have written five books on COIN and made 20 trips to Iraq and Afghanistan. This was my third Afghanistan visit in quick succession ...

Journal Article - Nov 1 2009 - 7:10pm - 12 comments

... be subjected to a few weeks later. On a Mekong River trip, I met a 60-year-old man, happy to be alive and a cheerful travel ... 2,000 terrorists, most of whom are being decimated in Iraq or martyring themselves in Afghanistan. It is a short sighted and ... without the usual heavy dose of political BS. Your report is informative, convincing, and much appreciated. Hopefully Mr. Bush ...

Blog entry - Oct 31 2007 - 1:30pm - 215 comments - 0 attachments

... pictures of the glowing Private England during her tour in Iraq, including the one of her standing next to an Iraqi prisoner, a cigarette ... you believe they received Phd's in Arab Pyschology on the trip North from Kuwait. The first time stamp was 42 hours after they rolled ...

Blog entry - Aug 12 2009 - 1:00pm - 67 comments - 0 attachments

... the 2001/2002 period. RESPONSE: Having come back from Iraq as a senior interrogator trainer to the basic interrogator course and EAIT ... a maximum. During the Company lanes portion of my last trip to NTC, I remember one AAR where the O/C was incensed that we failed to ...

Journal Article - Apr 7 2010 - 1:49pm - 52 comments

... Gant had been assigned by the Army to deploy to Iraq in November. But with senior military and civilian leaders - including ... conceded control to the insurgents. They also collect and report information concerning insurgent intentions in more populated areas. In ... lest he lose his career or possibly his freedom (a long trip to the USDB). But that seems to be impression one gets from many a ...

Blog entry - Jan 17 2010 - 4:59am - 46 comments - 0 attachments

... on Shiites in Afghanistan: Why this is Different than Iraq - CSM Bombing Sets Back Efforts to Stabilize Afghanistan - AP ... Pakistan Pakistani President's Dubai Trip Spurs Rumors - VOA Pakistani President’s Trip Abroad ...

Blog entry - Dec 8 2011 - 4:34am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... who has served on the ground in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq agreed to pass along a memo he has briefed to top military leaders since ... reminds me of the ODA team sergeant I had during my fourth trip to OIF in 2007. Like myself and other veterans on the team, he was there ...

Blog entry - May 13 2010 - 7:16pm - 45 comments - 0 attachments

... heart of the causation behind the attacks of 9/11. Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 ever; and Afghanistan only in the first year. ... given their professed and demonstrated eagerness for a trip to heavenly virgin land. A concept not worth commenting on. Re: ...

Journal Article - Jul 7 2011 - 3:18pm - 36 comments

... e-mails referencing the fighting cited in my Afghanistan trip report at SWJ and Westwrite , here is a video of three ... portrayed by the terp, the luxury that we all enjoyed in Iraq at BIAP, ITC, and Camp Fallujah, to name a few, was not all it was cracked ...

Blog entry - Nov 4 2009 - 7:35pm - 24 comments - 0 attachments

... Daily - USNI Real Clear World - RCP Iraq Return of Colors Ceremony Closes Out Iraq War - S&S ... Panetta Issues Message to Troops Following Overseas Trip - AFPS Dempsey Announces Study on Retirement Reforms Forthcoming ...

Blog entry - Dec 21 2011 - 5:03am - 0 comments - 0 attachments