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... Most notable was his intention to extract 10,000 soldiers this year and 23,000 more by next summer, before the height of Afghanistan's ... and innovation remains to be seen. Re: This Week at War: End of the COIN Era? My first thought on the number was: Is ...

Blog post - Jun 23 2011 - 1:30pm - 64 comments - 0 attachments

... Here is the latest edition of my column at Foreign Policy : Topics include: 1. Are Saudi Arabia and Iran ... The current round of fighting, now into its second week, is the sixth uprising in this area since 2004. What raises the profile of this development are ...

Blog post - Aug 28 2009 - 5:59pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... minimal rules of engagement to 'take out the bad guys.' This light footprint tactic has failed for the last eight years. Aircraft ... kind, the wrong season, or the third application this week by different arborists who arent coordinating their efforts. The most ...

Blog post - Sep 11 2009 - 4:43am - 63 comments - 0 attachments

... two modes of warfare? Do they share any key principles? This study argues that the principle of destruction forms a major continuity ... remember anything done for them or to them more than a week ago. Anyway at the very least we have exchanged wide ranging ...

Journal Article - Jan 4 2012 - 4:25am - 14 comments

... against his preferred war strategy. The "key terrain" of this battle is the mind of President Barack Obama. The president's looming ... coming after them." Even more importantly, a story this week from McClatchy revealed that the Obama administration has a new ...

Blog post - Nov 12 2010 - 5:26pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... much reason to scale back their current objectives until this autumn when the results of the summer fighting season are in. Coalition ... keep the Secret Service awake at night. Re: This Week at War: Is it Time to Cut a Deal in Afghanistan? response to ...

Blog post - Mar 26 2010 - 4:56pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments

... term. Sir Bill Jeffrey, the top civil servant at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), will go at the same time. The clean sweep at ... the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Fox conceded last week that there might not be as much "fat in the system" as he had previously ... Stirrup Axed, U.K. Troops Next? Discussion likely on this thread: ...

Blog post - Jun 12 2010 - 8:28pm - 8 comments - 0 attachments

... Washington How to play the stalemate in Libya This week, Libya's rebels attempted to storm Brega, the oil port about 200 ...

Blog post - Apr 8 2011 - 7:09pm - 3 comments - 0 attachments

... Has Obama been seduced by air power? After one week, Odyssey Dawn , the operation aimed at protecting Libya's civilians ... their war effort. There has been much open debate this week on whether the coalition can and should attempt to kill Qaddafi with ...

Blog post - Mar 25 2011 - 7:29pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments

... corrupt, incompetent, or disloyal to the whole country. This does not leave much hope at this point that Iraqi society can come ... As we have mentioned in previous posts this week, this September the American political situation will likely force a ...

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