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← Older posts Newer posts →The New COIN Doctrine: More Aid and Development to the Corrupt
March 9, 2011Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger Orbis Operations, a consulting firm which operates in Afghanistan, has just published an eye-opening report on development in Afghanistan. The main conclusion of the report is that policymakers wrongly assume that development can “win … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Uncategorized | Tagged COIN, corruption | Leave a commentA Tale of Two Headlines . . .
March 8, 2011The cognitive dissonance is giving me a headache. Two headlines from yesterday’s news … The Obama Administration: Gates Says U.S. May Stay in Afghanistan Past 2014 Deadline “Gates told troops in Afghanistan that the U.S. may remain in the country … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentThe Obama Administration Can’t Hear You
March 8, 2011Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group More voices calling for a new way forward in Afghanistan and further signs that we may be reaching a tipping point in America’s longest war. Yesterday, MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan Show hosted Lt. Col. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentThe Afghanistan Quagmire: World’s Best Military Pushed to Breaking Point Over an Unclear Mission
March 7, 2011Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group It’s impossible for Republican Rep. Walter Jones of North Carolina to ignore the enormous costs of the war in Afghanistan. That’s because those costs are borne disproportionately by the constituents of his district, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged continuation, corruption | Leave a commentJudd Gregg: ‘I Don’t Think We Can Afford Afghanistan Much Longer’
March 7, 2011WASHINGTON — A former Republican senator who was once a cabinet choice for President Barack Obama is calling for a quicker withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the country cannot continue to shoulder the economic and human burden. Click here for full … Continue reading
Posted in Concerned conservatives | Leave a commentMorning Cup of Get Out of Afghanistan
March 3, 2011Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group Washington finally appears to be coming to the conclusion that the American public did months ago: people are tired of the war in Afghanistan and don’t know why we’re sacrificing American lives and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged corruption, debate, withdraw | Leave a commentHonorary Afghanistan Study Group Member: British Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee
March 3, 2011Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group The British Parliament’s bipartisan Foreign Affairs Committee has released the results of a year-long inquiry into the war in Afghanistan which concludes that “…the current full-scale and highly intensive counter-insurgency campaign is not … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentProgress in the Pech Valley – Taking Two Steps Forward by Taking a Step Back
March 2, 2011Will Keola Thomas – Afghanistan Study Group Reports that US forces are finally withdrawing from the Pech River Valley may offer a glimpse of what progress looks like in Afghanistan. The Pech Valley is a remote, isolated, and according to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged strategy, withdraw | 1 Comment“Never Get Involved in a Land War in Asia”: Gates’ West Point Speech and a Tipping Point in Afghanistan
March 1, 2011We couldn’t have said it any better ourselves… In a remarkably blunt speech to the cadets at West Point last Friday, Defense Secretary Gates gave aspiring SecDef’s of tomorrow sitting in the crowd a sure-fire way to determine whether they … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentReconciliation in Afghanistan: This time it’s for real?
March 1, 2011Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger Steve Coll reports in the New Yorker that the Obama administration is engaged in secret high level talks with the Taliban. If true, this marks an important development towards ending the conflict; Afghanistan Study … Continue reading
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