newshoggers.com - 3/19/2009
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By Steve Hynd
It's apparently a taboo subject - no-one wants to talk about how much a COIN war in Afghanistan will cost or even how long it will last. Conservatives simply don't want to "lose" and don't seem to care about the costs, while left-of-center advocates of such a "long war" seem all ...
reuters.com - 3/22/2009
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reuters.com —
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama insisted on
Sunday that military force alone would not end the...
war in Afghanistan and suggested a U.S. "exit strategy" could be part of a new comprehensive policy he is expected to unveil soon. Obama, in ...
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Obama: U.S. must have exit strategy in Afghanistan
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english.aljazeera.net - 3/19/2009
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english.aljazeera.net —
The conflict in Afghanistan is now the "top
overseas military priority" for the new Obama administration and...
its greatest challenge, the US defence secretary has said. "There is little doubt that our greatest military challenge right now is ...
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AlJazeeraEnglish: Afghanistan 'top priority' for US
longwarjournal.org - 3/20/2009
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longwarjournal.org —
Scores of Taliban fighters and several Afghan officials
were killed in fighting throughout Afghanistan. The violence marks...
the opening of the spring fighting season in Afghanistan as the Coalition and the Taliban surge forces for what is expected to ...
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Coalition and Taliban forces battle throughout Afghanistan
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My Occupation's Known, but Not Why I Occupy
Obsidian Wings —
... As Kilcullen the author warns, it is an exceedingly expensive undertaking in terms of both blood and money. Steve Hynd grabs for the back of the envelope for some rough calculations in response to Kilcullen: ...
I'm Creepin' and I'm Creepin'
Obsidian Wings —
... I expect the same on current timelines for Afghanistan, where American officials have been notoriously averse to estimates of how long the "long war" will actually take. Even now, they're hedging their bets - but the estimate of David Kilcullen...that the U.S. will be ...
Wanna Grow Up to be a Debaser
Obsidian Wings —
... At the time of that videotape, Osama was focusing on Iraq and the great setback that campaign was proving for the US. Now we are debating the probity of greatly increasing our commitment to Afghanistan - with discussions of 20-30 year extensions of our mission, and massive increases in expenditures in terms of troops allotted to theater, resources devoted and other aid disbursed (all at a shockingly sizable price-tag which comes at a time of severe economic contraction at home). ...
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