Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterPlans for Base Illustrate Afghanistan Effort in Microcosm
Published 12/29/2008 by Walter Pincus at Wash Post Federal Page
The complexity of the military undertaking in Afghanistan, and the United States' approach to it, can be seen in miniature in the Army Corps of Engineers' plans to build a forward operating base next year in western Afghanistan.
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