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← Older posts Newer posts →What is The Obama Administration afraid of? Send Petraeus to testify on Afghanistan
November 19, 2010It’s been a year since President Obama ordered 30,000 additional troops into Afghanistan (on top of the 21,000 he had sent in the spring). This week, it was announced that troops will probably be in Afghanistan until at LEAST 2014, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged General Petraeus, review, strategy | Leave a commentAfghan Update 11/17 – The Optimists in the Room
November 18, 2010Edward Kenny Afghanistan Study Group Blogger Is Afghanistan a Lost Cause? ASG Director Matt Hoh and Nir Rosen Debate Peter Bergen and Max Boot Last week Afghanistan Study Group Director Matt Hoh and Nir Rosen debated Max Boot and Peter … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged COIN, drawdown, economy, foreign policy | Leave a commentU.S. Doomed to Repeat History
November 18, 2010In a few weeks the US will mark its 110th month of combat operations in Afghanistan; the same length of time as the Soviet Union’s military presence in that country. Since the media is focused on the planned announcement of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged Afghanistan, Soviet Union | Leave a comment“Sigh”, There Goes Another Trillion Dollars
November 16, 20102014 is now the critical date for Afghanistan The major news over the weekend was that the U.S. will present a blueprint for transitioning security to the Afghan National Army at the NATO summit in Lisbon with the hopes of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged economy, foreign policy, Pakistan, withdraw | Leave a commentCongress returns to Washington & The War in Afghanistan
November 15, 2010Lawmakers return to Washington with an agenda crowded with spending and tax issues. We’ll talk with 5th district Congressman Steve King and get his take on the GOP taking control of the house and what it mans for a number … Continue reading
Posted in ASG in the News, Uncategorized | Leave a commentU.S. Plan Envisions Path to Ending Afghan Combat
November 15, 2010The Obama administration has developed a plan to begin transferring security duties in select areas of Afghanistan to that country’s forces over the next 18 to 24 months, with an eye toward ending the American combat mission there by 2014, … Continue reading
Posted in ASG in the News, Uncategorized | Tagged exit strategy, security, withdraw | Leave a comment11/12/2010 Afghanistan Update: No Games in December, Let’s Have a Real Review
November 15, 2010Edward Kenney Afghanistan Study Group Blogger Afghanistan Update 11/12/10: Council on Foreign Relations Releases Af-Pak Review The Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) has just published a policy paper on U.S. foreign policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The 70 page report … Continue reading
Posted in Blog | Tagged peace, reconciliation, women's rights | Leave a commentCut the Deficit by Cutting the Wars
November 15, 2010The main federal spending that coincides with the deficit is the Iraq War combined with the War.
Posted in ASG in the News, Uncategorized | Tagged defense spending, economy | Leave a commentRainmaking in Afghanistan
November 12, 2010The reports from our generals in Afghanistan remind Amitai Etzioni of a study by anthropologist E. E. Evans-Pritchard.
Posted in ASG in the News | Leave a commentIndependent Task Force Conditionally Supports U.S. Policy in Pakistan, Afghanistan, but Argues for Changing Strategy Absent Progress
November 12, 2010Independent task force says current approach to the region is at a critical point. “We are mindful of the real threat we face. But we are also aware of the costs of the present strategy. We cannot accept these costs … Continue reading
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