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450,000 troops short of a full deck
Mostly I just stopped by to see if anyone I like is still hanging around the joint, but as long as I'm here ... In 2006 then-Lt. General David Petraeus completed work on the revised US Army Counterinsurgency Field Manual, which was widely hailed at the time as a work of military and philosophical genius. Petraeus himself, now the head of the US ...
Posted to Best of the Fray by Betty the Crow on December 4, 2009
Re: Why is it a non-starter
Spot on. And 18 months is wishful thinking on Obama's part and as mentioned in the article, it seems to be a very soft deadline. Obama has clearly learned that actually being the man charged with making a decision is hard. It's damned easy to run around the country in a campaign and read teleprompters that tell you to call for the end of the ...
Posted to Politics by DaveyNC on December 2, 2009
Is the United States Still Running Secret Jails?
President Obama said he was going to close all of them down...So why are Human Rights researchers saying they are still open!United States Still Running Secret Jails!Do we need to keep these jails open?The thing that gets to me is that they say one thing and do another...
Posted to Ballot Box by wilsontruth on November 29, 2009
BUY THE POPPY CROP...or the enclave strategy will fail
Mr. Kaplan,Thank you for your article on an enclave strategy for Afghanistan. I am convinced that this is the most prudent course. I can only hope (probably in vain) that the false choice offered by the neocons on one hand and my weary left on the other... does not dominate the MSM's narrative. Good luck. You are up against a meme that is ...
Posted to War Stories by Echo_left on October 15, 2009
The insanity of the enclave strategy
The best part of this is the nice thumbnail description of counterinsurgency: ''The principle of counterinsurgency is to focus much more on protecting the population than on chasing and killing terrorist-insur...gents. The theory is that if NATO and Afghan forces can provide security (and thusfacilitate the supply of basic services), the Afghan ...
Posted to War Stories by ranga122ka on October 13, 2009
thoughtful wars
It will be interesting to see how much Obama will pour into Afghanistan, and Pakistan and after that Africa. How many more trillions will he straddle the dollar with?
Posted to Politics by david wayne osedach on May 22, 2009
Recent US led Afghan Airstrike Violate International Law
International Law is explicit about civilian protection, including but not limited to Article 51, 52 and 57 of Protocol 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Violation of these articles are demonstrable by the recent U.S. raid on an Afghan Village as reported in early May of 2009. Article 51: Protection of the civilian population Paragraph ...
Posted to War Stories by KCBWES on May 9, 2009
Obama Governs & Campaigns Like Lyndon Johnson. Great & Risky
What is Obama's goal for his Presidency? -- go long. Other than his Camelot appearances with the First Lady, Obama has spent almost every news cycle announcing programs or ideas of substance. He has not let the deficit stall his recovery plan, although the price tag must have given him great apprehension. He has boldly removed those policies ...
Posted to Politics by john adkisson on May 9, 2009
Afghanistan and Pakistan
Ultimately we will end up sending troops to both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Their prescence will be dictated by monetary aid.
Posted to War Stories by david wayne osedach on May 8, 2009
surprise visit to Iraq
This suprise visit was a good move on Obamas part. Now our troops and the people of Iraq know what to expect.
Posted to Today's Papers by david wayne osedach on April 8, 2009

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