michaelyon-online.com - 2/10/2009
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10 February 2009 While we prepare to shunt perhaps 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan (which still will not be enough), Russia continues to play the Asian chessboard. The Russians are picking off pawn after pawn, and steadily eroding our foreign policy influence with them and other Central ...
smallwarsjournal.com - 2/10/2009
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smallwarsjournal.com —
(This is an edited version of my statement
before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Afghanistan,...
chaired by Senator John F. Kerry, on 5th February 2009). Senator Joseph Lieberman made a timely and well-argued call, during his recent ...
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Crunch Time in Afghanistan-Pakistan
cnas.org - 2/3/2009
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cnas.org —
January 2009 - In 2009, the Obama administration
will attempt to deliver on campaign promises to change...
the Afghan war s trajectory. In April, the Strasbourg NATO summit will determine the alliance s role in shaping the future of the country and the ...
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Tell Me Why We’re There? Enduring Interests in ...
shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 2/10/2009
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shadow.foreignpolicy.com —
By Christian Brose The biggest question I brought
into the Munich Security Conference this past weekend was,...
what is to be done in Afghanistan? I've been struck by how quickly U.S. public opinion has shifted from the "good war" to looming ...
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We can win in Afghanistan, unless we lose in Washington
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Michael Yon: How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... International Space Station only for the sake of space exploration and science. Russia can only be trusted to behave in ways that enhance Russian power and wealth./ppBeyond the fact that we will need to dedicate decades or even a century to Afghanistan, no country in the neighborhood will cooperate except when it directly affects their own interests. They will attempt to squeeze every dollar and concession from us as we help secure their neighborhoods, all while the present drug-d read ...
Yon on Afghanistan: The Great Game
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Michael Yon continues his coverage of Afghanistan by noting that the Great Game, in which Russia contended with the West (mainly Britain, now the US) for influence in Asia, continues apace. Yon asks how much Afghanistan is worth to the West, and whether we can have the same success there as in Iraq. He believes we can, but the odds are longer and we will require more tenacity to overcome them: While we prepare to shunt perhaps 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan (which still will not be enough), Russia continues to play the Asian chessboard. The Russians are picking off pawn ...
Yon: How Much is Afghanistan Worth?
Little Green Footballs —
A question from Michael Yon: How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?
We'll Be Out Of Afghanistan Sooner, Than Later
Riehl World View —
... Thoughts and analysis from Michael Yon before the next fighting season begins. I won't be surprised to see this become a drawdown year. And all things considered, that's probably for the best. The POTUS and his party do not have a tough war in them. Afghanistan would prove much tougher than Iraq. I don't want to see our blood and treasure wasted in what would likely be a half-hearted attempt. I'm not saying that is ideal. But it may be the lesser of two evils right now. Maybe I'm wrong. But I would anticipate Obama seizing upon something not much more than a ...
"Decades, Even A Century"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... Michael Yon has some very shrewd things to say about the immense regional challenges of the Afghan war, and is particularly sharp at how Russia and Pakistan will always be fucking with us: ...
Ominous
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE —
... U.S. military reporter and blogger Michael Yon says he believes the U.S. army is more capable of fighting in Afghanistan than any other in history. But one paragraph in his article stands out with its deep sense of misgiving: ...
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Thucydides, VI, 11. ...
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