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Will COIN Work in Afghanistan?

whatafteriraq wrote 3 hours ago: The Obama administration has invested a great deal (one can argue too much) of its national security … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, Current Events in Iraq, COIN doctrine, David Petraeus, iraq

War Forever3 comments

marisacat wrote 7 hours ago: Farmers along the Euphrates say that they may have to abandon Anbar rice, a higher value grain that … more →

Tags: 2010 Mid Terms, 2012 Re Election, AFRICOM, Inconvenient Voice of the Voter, Iraq War, Pakistan, turkey, War

We are warned about Afghanistan, but choose not to listen (part 2)

Fabius Maximus wrote 19 hours ago: Comments are turned off until 29 July, when I return to the USA. Continued from yesterday’s po … more →

Tags: Iraq / Afghanistan, Chuck Spinney, coin, hubert lyautey, iraq, oil spots, strategic hamlets, tache d'huile, Taliban

Mental illness diagnosis of Iraq & Afghanistan war veterans increasing

livefreeordie wrote 1 day ago: A new study has found that more than one-third of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who enrolled in … more →

Tags: military, Afghanistan, iraq, Iraq War, mental illness, Veterans, War

By all means Mr. President, 'let the thing be pressed'6 comments

Jason wrote 1 day ago: A war time president by Jason President Lincoln during the American Civil War showed determination a … more →

Tags: Foreign Policy, Abraham Lincoln, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, President Obama, strike of the sword, Taliban, U.S. Military, U.S. Military operations

America's Make Believe Economy

barbararaisbeck wrote 1 day ago: What Economy? There’s Nothing Left to Recover Paul Craig Roberts There is no economy left to r … more →

Tags: Economy, Bailout, Economic Collapse, job loss, recession, War, Afghanistan, Great Depression, obama

"Strategic Calculus and the Afghan War" by George Friedman of Stratfor6 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 2 days ago: Another first rate analysis of our foreign wars by George Friedman of Stratfor: “Strategic Ca … more →

Tags: Iraq / Afghanistan, George Friedman, Stratfor

Will Af-Pak War Spill Into Tajikistan?

agaahipk wrote 3 days ago: Diplomats See Spillover From Swat Valley Clash by Jason Ditz In the eight years since the US invasio … more →

Tags: War-on-terror, Report, Pakistan, Pakistan Army, War, Afghanistan, NATO, ISAF, Tajikistan

54% of Canadians oppose Afghan mission: EKOS poll

rogerhollander wrote 3 days ago: (Roger’s note: the headline for this article is somewhat misleading in that, as you will read, … more →

Tags: Iraq and Afghanistan, Canada, War, Afghanistan, roger hollander, Anti-War, canada. government, Canadian Military, Canada Afghanistan

Suffer the little children... 38 comments

marisacat wrote 5 days ago: Islamist insurgents and Somali government forces engage in running battles in Mogadishu: More t … more →

Tags: 2010 Mid Terms, AFRICOM, Border Issues, Chile - Bachelet, Culture of Death, DC Politics, Europe, Inconvenient Voice of the Voter, Iran

The trinity of modern warfare at work in Afghanistan17 comments

Fabius Maximus wrote 6 days ago: Clausewitz spoke of a trinity of the the people, the government, and the military.  The rise to domi … more →

Tags: 4 GW, Iraq / Afghanistan, Our Military, Afghanistan, airpower, coin, David Halberstam, iraq, Iraq War

COIN in Helmand1 comment

whatafteriraq wrote 1 week ago: The first major test of the new Army-Marine counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy in Afghanistan is now … more →

Tags: Afghanistan, US Occupatio, counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine, Hamid Karzai, Helmand Province

Let's Talk About The War . . .

michaelknell wrote 1 week ago: The loss of eight of our troops in Afghanistan within twenty-four hours should be ringing alarm bell … more →

Tags: War, Afghanistan, death, Troops, terrorists

Greenwald on Youssef's story

LeisureGuy wrote 1 week ago: I blogged the McClatchy story by Nancy Youssef earlier this morning, and now Greenwald has a column … more →

Tags: military, Government, Bush administration, daily life, Obama Administration, Terrorism

Michael Yon: Afghanistan will become far more deadly for our troops than even the darkest days in Iraq8 comments

BFP wrote 1 week ago: When I hit the ground in Afghanistan in 2006, it was flatly obvious that we were losing the war.  Th … more →

Tags: Barbados, Afghanistan, Blogging At War, independent journalism, iraq, Iraq War, Lies About The War, Michael Yon, Michael Yon War Reporting

The Bush Presidency Had Opportunities For Greatness

Anthony wrote 1 week ago: The Bush Presidency Had Opportunities for Greatness How President George W. Bush missed out on four … more →

Tags: Political opinion, Economy, George W. Bush, dick cheney, Hurricane Katrina, Iraq War, Anthony Gonzalez, 9/11, september 11

Charging into the Valley of death-Helmand

Moin Ansari wrote 1 week ago: Last week US forces launched an offensive in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. The four thous … more →

Tags: Pak CA, Current Affairs, US Poli, US Int Rel., US CA, Afghan CA, USA

Soldiers Die for YOUR Freedom to Mourn MJ

thekronic3001 wrote 1 week ago: A day before New York Rep. Peter King called Michael Jackson a “pervert” unworthy of nonstop media … more →

Tags: Big Brother, MSM, MICHAEL JACKSON, quincy jones, Penguins, Farrah Fawcett, Brian Bradshaw, First Lt. Brian Bradshaw, MSM is EVIL

Michael Jackson's Funeral

madjillmom wrote 1 week ago: Seven soldiers were killed yesterday in Afghanistan.  I wonder how their families feel as they are p … more →

Tags: strange things