Operation Enduring Freedom

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• The Next Surge: Counterbureaucracy

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 621
  The Next Surge: Counterbureaucracy - Jonathan J. Vaccaro, New York Times opinion. The Taliban commander was back in the village. Our base roared to life as we prepared to capture him. Two Chinook helicopters spun their blades in anticipation in the dark. Fifty Afghan commandos brooded outside, pacing in the gravel. ...
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• Yes, This is *Exactly* The Hope and Change You Voted For

  
  AmeriCAN-DO Attitude — Authority: 133
  Not that this was ever in doubt, but the America-hating, military-hating Communist hags at CODE PINK prove once again that they are idiots.This commenter at AoSHQ lays it all out:I know Code Pink is full of hopeless, idiotic bints, but when president Obama said things like:“One of the things that I think is ...
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• How to Win in Afghanistan, One Village at a Time

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 621
  How to Win in Afghanistan, One Village at a Time - Doug Stanton, Washington Post opinion. In mid-October and early November 2001, about three dozen Army Special Forces soldiers landed in northern Afghanistan and, with the help of a handful of CIA officers, quickly routed a Taliban army whose estimated size ranged ...
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• Obamas COIN Toss

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 621
  Obamas COIN Toss - Eliot A. Cohen, Washington Post opinion. It is impolite, but probably true, to say that when President Obama announced in March that he had a "comprehensive, new strategy" for victory in Afghanistan, he had no precise idea what he was talking about. In Washington parlance, the word "strategy" ...
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• Hammer, Meet Anvil

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 621
  Like clockwork, Jules Crittenden highlights the important “stuff” – see Hammer, Meet Anvil – for the latest on Cobra’s Anger. ... It’s the first operation post-surge announcement, though obviously the deployment and planning long preceded that. You’ll note that this operation is called “Cobra’s ...
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• Cobras Anger

  
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  Marines Lead Offensive to Secure Southern Afghan Town - Richard A. Oppel Jr., New York Times . In the first major military operation since President Obama’s call this week for a troop escalation, about 1,000 United States Marines and Afghan and British forces swept into a rugged valley in southern Afghanistan in ...
  4 days ago

• Military Casualty Report

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 489
  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom: Sgt. Kenneth R. Nichols Jr., 28, of Chrisman, Ill., died Dec. 1 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit using small arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires.  ...
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• A Plan in Need of Clarity

  
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  A Plan in Need of Clarity - Jim Webb, Washington Post opinion. I have great regard for the careful process the Obama administration employed in its efforts to define a new approach for the long-standing military commitment in Afghanistan and to put an operational framework in place for our responsible withdrawal. I ...
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• Our Low-risk, Low-return Afghan Surge

  
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  Our Low-risk, Low-return Afghan Surge - Rodger Shanahan, The Interpreter. ... Advisors who never get to interact with the locals outside the security of coalition bases are severely restricted in both the situational awareness that will inform good decision-making, and in their ability to manage projects. If advisors ...
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• Our New Afghanistan Deployment

  
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  Our New Afghanistan Deployment - Mark ONeill, The Interpreter. ... An effective police force is an essential pre-requisite for stabilising a society affected by insurgency. The proper use of police by counterinsurgents offers security to the population, develops intelligence, and reinforces the appearance of normalcy ...
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• Soldiers Return to Fort Campbell

  
  Clarksville, TN Online — Authority: 440
  More than 500 Fort Campbell Soldiers are scheduled to return from Afghanistan during the next two weeks. Members of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade will be welcomed in ceremonies at the following dates and times: Friday, Dec. 4, 5:15 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, 5 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 2:20 ...
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• Obamas Afghan Policy is Sound

  
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  Despite Some Questions, Obamas Afghan Policy is Sound - Max Boot, Los Angeles Times opinion. ... The questions that remain unanswered after the presidents West Point address: Will the troops have the time and resources needed to win? "Win" is a word that Obama avoided. He cited his long-standing goal of ...
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• Obamas Folly

  
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  Obamas Folly - Andrew J. Bacevich, Los Angeles Times opinion. Which is the greater folly: To fancy that war offers an easy solution to vexing problems, or, knowing otherwise, to opt for war anyway? In the wake of 9/11, American statecraft emphasized the first approach: President George W. Bush embarked on a "global ...
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• A Wartime President

  
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  A Wartime President - Eliot A. Cohen, Wall Street Journal opinion. When it comes to President Barack Obamas long-awaited decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, there are three main points to consider: the decision itself, the manner in which he made it, and the way in which he sold it. He could not, in the ...
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• This Will Not End Well

  
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  This Will Not End Well - George F. Will, Washington Post opinion. A traveler asks a farmer how to get to a particular village. The farmer replies, "If I were you, I wouldnt start from here." Barack Obama, who asked to be president, nevertheless deserves sympathy for having to start where America is in Afghanistan. ...
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• Taking the Pulse of Military Blogs After the President’s Speech

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 621
  Taking the Pulse of Military Blogs After the President’s Speech by our old friend Tim Hsia at the New York Times - SWJ , Schmedlap , Captains Journal , Bouhammer , Spousebuzz , The Security Crank and Sergeant Danger .
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• A Chilly Reception in Texas for Obama’s Afghan Troop Surge

  
  The Sirens Chronicles — Authority: 429
  Historic Cortez Building housing Rep. Reyes office is backdrop for Afghanistan surge protest in El Paso, Texas. “This war, destructive of humanity like all wars, is also supporting a corrupt, ineffective Afghani government, and has all likelihood of becoming an endless quagmire. ~ Joe Heyman, Border Peace ...
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• President Obamas Speech at West Point

  
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  Continue on for todays Small Wars Journal Afghanistan news and opinion roundup. Check back periodically for updates. We miss something? E-mail SWJ with Afghanistan Update in the subject line.
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• Obama’s Afghanistan Policy: The Hokey Pokey

  
  AmeriCAN-DO Attitude — Authority: 133
  “You put your left foot inYou take your left foot outYou put your left foot inThen you shake it all aboutDo the Hokey-Pokey and you turn yourself around.That’s what it’s all about!”That’s the song that comes to mind upon reading this about the Ditherer-in-Chief’s Afghanistan policy, which he finally — ...
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• Highlight Video: President Obamas Speech at West Point

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 621
  Obamas Afghan Policy Speech at West Point - Prepared Text, Washington Post .
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