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← Older posts Newer posts →Update on Security Gains in Kandahar City
May 10, 2011Edward Kenney – Afghanistan Study Group In my post on the Defense Department’s unrealistic depiction of security gains, I argued that the improvements in Kandahar City were “cherry picked” data points, not representative of Kandahar Province as a whole. Shrewd … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged progress, strategy | Leave a commentThe Afghanistan Weekly Reader – May 6, 2011. Can we leave Afghanistan Now?
May 6, 2011As Washington bathes in the afterglow of Sunday night’s success, there has been a marked change in perspective on the war in Congress. Members from both parties have begun to question the rationale for maintaining the presence of over 100,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Leave a comment10 years into the longest war in U.S. history: Is it too much to ask for a plan?
May 6, 2011Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group On Thursday, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) introduced new legislation that would require the Obama administration to present an exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan. You heard right. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged drawdown, economy, exit strategy, timetable | 2 CommentsRichard Haass skeptical that our policy “will work given the nature of Afghanistan”
May 5, 2011Richard N. Haas id the President of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is former senior director for Near East and South Asian Affairs on the National Security Council staff of President George H.W. Bush and former U.S. coordinator for … Continue reading
Posted in Concerned conservatives | Leave a commentDoD Afghanistan Report Card: True, but…
May 4, 2011Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Amidst the coverage of Osama bin Laden’s death, little attention has been paid to the latest Department of Defense Progress Report. From the Pentagon’s perspective, this may not be a bad thing, as their claims … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged progress | Leave a commentDick Lugar R-Indiana
May 4, 2011In a recent press release on Senator Lugar’s website he says Obama Lacks Vision of Success in Afghanistan. Most interesting to the Afghanistan Study Group are Senator Lugar’s statements about the cost of war as it relates to our strategic … Continue reading
Posted in Concerned conservatives | Tagged defense spending, exit strategy | Leave a commentWhat the death of bin Laden Means for the War in Afghanistan
May 3, 2011Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group A Washington The death of Osama bin Laden represents an enormous opportunity for President Obama to bring America’s commitment to Afghanistan back into alignment with its vital strategic interests there. The United States … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Osama bin Laden | Leave a commentThe Afghanistan Weekly Reader – April 29, 2011
April 29, 2011The week began with some 500 Taliban detainees escaping from the Sarposa prison in Kandahar. Afghanistan’s Minister of Justice stated the Taliban had help from police and officials inside the prison and pointed fingers at ISAF as well as Afghan … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentNew Poll Finds Record # of Americans Against War in Afghanistan: Obama and Boehner Still Leading from the Rear
April 29, 2011Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group A Washington Post / ABC News poll released this week found that a record 49% of Americans disapprove of President Obama’s handling of the war in Afghanistan. Opposition to American involvement in the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged continuation, drawdown, election | 1 CommentGrowing List of Conservatives including Coulter and Norquist Oppose War in Afghanistan
April 27, 2011Please help us by forwarding this email to your conservative friends. Last week, unfortunately, House Speaker John Boehner asked President Obama to “explain” how withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July would not “undermine the tenuous progress we’ve made thus … Continue reading
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