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article.nationalreview.com - 2/10/2009
Kagan: Planning Victory in Afghanistan
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There are nine principles President Obama must recognize in order to win in Afghanistan.
smallwarsjournal.com - 2/10/2009
Crunch Time in Afghanistan-Pakistan
— 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 ... (more) Crunch Time in Afghanistan-Pakistan

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michaelyon-online.com - 2/10/2009
How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?
— michaelyon-online.com — 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 ... (more) How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?

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We can win in Afghanistan, unless we lose in Washington
shadow.foreignpolicy.com - 2/10/2009
We can win in Afghanistan, unless we lose in Washington
— 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 ... (more) We can win in Afghanistan, unless we lose in Washington

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The Corner on National Review Online:  Not Ready to Throw in the Towel on Afghanistan

The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  "Victory" In Afghanistan

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Not Ready to Throw in the Towel on Afghanistan
The Corner on National Review Online — ... to his opinions. The first time I met Mr. Kagan, he was with his wife Kim touring some neighborhoods in South Baghdad. I also saw Mr. Kagan in Bahrain in December. He was attending the Manama Dialogue. We happened to step into an elevator at the same time. Needless to say, I took that opportunity to ask if I could talk with him privately. We talked for over two hours about Iraq and Afghanistan. It is very encouraging that Mr. Kagan believes success in Afghanistan is possible. The article Mr. Kagan published Monday on NRO deserves the widest dissemination. I was also ...

"Victory" In Afghanistan
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... Maybe Bob Kagan is beginning to realize that Bob Gates has no illusions about how much we can do in the ungovernable wasteland of Afghanistan: ...

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