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← Older posts Newer posts →Budget deal will only save a fraction of promised $38B
April 27, 2011Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group The supposedly “historic” 2011 budget deal, which barely avoided a federal shutdown, will only save a fraction of the promised $38 billion. Once defense spending and funding for the wars are included in this calculation, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Uncategorized | Tagged economy | Leave a commentKey Excerpts from Afghanistan War: Containing or Leverging U.S. Power?
April 27, 2011To view Ann Coulter’s two minute key argument, click here: Coulter Key Argument To view her entire speech, click here: Coulter Entire Argument To view a clip of Grover Norquist’s key argument click here: Norquist Key Argument To view Grover … Continue reading
Posted in Concerned conservatives | 1 CommentJackson Diehl’s Afghanistan and the State of Journalism Today
April 26, 2011Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Jackson Diehl’s Op-Ed Sunday morning deserves a comprehensive critique, but for now let us focus on his opening statement: “As warmer weather brings back both the war and the debate over policy in Washington, the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged progress, security | Leave a commentThe Sarpoza Redemption?
April 25, 2011Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group So the Blogosphere is atwitter over the escape of almost 500 prisoners from a Kandahar prison. Naturally this has led to a lot of finger pointing. How could prisoners tunnel out in such massive numbers … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged corruption, progress | Leave a commentThe Afghanistan Weekly Reader – April 22, 2011
April 25, 2011The arrival of a high-level delegation of Pakistani officials in Kabul over the weekend provided evidence of first steps towards Afghanistan-Pakistan cooperation in starting a peace process. However, any progress made towards establishing formal talks remains dependent on building the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentAdvancing the Drawdown
April 22, 2011Wednesday, a group of high-caliber panelists gathered at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to participate in a frank discussion on the United States’ strategy for the Afghanistan War. The panelists included the highly regarded blogger and analyst Josh Foust … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged drawdown, negotiation, strategy | Leave a commentSay it ain’t so, Dr. Greg
April 19, 2011Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group The most influential book on U.S. policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan may well be three cups of tea co-authored by Greg Mortenson. The story is by now familiar to even those of us who haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged aid, corruption, development, progress, strategy | Leave a commentApril 19, 2011
SAVE THE DATE Afghanistan War: Containing or Leveraging U.S. Power? Speakers and participants include: Ann Coulter, Grover Norquist, Matthew Hoh and others Streaming live at TheWashingtonNote.com and AfghanistanStudyGroup.org Wednesday, 20 April 2011 9:00 am – 1:30 pm Conference
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a commentMore Real Talk on Morning Joe
April 18, 2011Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group MSNBC’s Morning Joe remains a vital mainstream forum for prominent voices that question the status quo in Afghanistan. This morning the show demonstrated its ongoing commitment to keeping the decade-long war in the … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged continuation, defense spending, drawdown, economy, strategy, withdraw | Leave a commentHow to Interpret the ASG Report and Blog
April 18, 2011Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group An expert on Afghanistan recently brought up two interesting critiques of the Afghanistan Study Group. The first concerns the nature of the war—is it an ethnic or political conflict? The second concerns the appropriateness of … Continue reading
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