consortiumnews.com - 9/2/2009
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I kept thinking to myself that when he got briefed on the history of Afghanistan and the oft-proven ability of Afghan “militants” to drive out foreign invaders — from Alexander the Great, to the Persians, the Mongolians, Indians, British, Russians — he would be sure to understand why they call ...
online.wsj.com - 9/3/2009
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online.wsj.com —
MAX BOOT Given declining poll numbers and rising
casualty figures, it is no surprise that the chattering...
classes are starting to bail out on a war in Afghanistan that was launched with their enthusiastic support. From Sen. Russ Feingold on the left to ...
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Max Boot: How to Win in Afghanistan
cnas.org - 9/2/2009
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cnas.org —
So I was on the Newshour last night
debating Afghanistan with a favorite of this blog and...
its readers, Andrew Bacevich. As readers of this blog know, I am uncomfortable when placed in the position of being expected to lustily defend the war. I think ...
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The Obama Administration: MIA on Afghanistan?
themoderatevoice.com - 9/3/2009
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While many Americans were accused of not supporting
our troops, of being unpatriotic, and worse, for criticizing...
our involvement in Iraq and the way that war was being managed, I will not accuse Conservative George Will of anything. In ‘Why are we still in Afghanistan?”, (replace ...
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Winning in Afghanistan, Whether From Offshore or Onshore
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Afghanistan for Dummies
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... given his readiness to give wide latitude, not clear instructions, to Holbrooke and the generals. An early hint of the disarray came on March 27, a little more than two months into his presidency, when Obama showed up a half-hour late to the press conference at which he announced a "comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan." No explanation was given for his lateness, which required TV talking heads to reach new heights of vapidity for a full 30 minutes. I ventured a guess at the time that his instincts were telling him he was about to do something he would ...
Afghanistan for Dummies
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... given his readiness to give wide latitude, not clear instructions, to Holbrooke and the generals. An early hint of the disarray came on March 27, a little more than two months into his presidency, when Obama showed up a half-hour late to the press conference at which he announced a "comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan." No explanation was given for his lateness, which required TV talking heads to reach new heights of vapidity for a full 30 minutes. I ventured a guess at the time that his instincts were telling him he was about to do something he would ...
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