Operation Enduring Freedom

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• Obamas Skeptic in Chief

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  Obamas Skeptic in Chief - David Ignatius, Washington Post opinion. With President Obama finally ready to announce his decision about Afghanistan, its a good time to examine the role played by Vice President Biden, who emerged during the policy review as the administrations in-house skeptic - the "questioner in ...
  6 hours ago

• VOA Update on Afghanistan

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  US President Expected to Announce Afghanistan Policy Tuesday - Voice of America .US President Barack Obama will announce his new strategy for Afghanistan on Tuesday. The White House says the president will make his plans known in an evening address (0100 UTC) from the US military academy at West Point, in the ...
  14 hours ago

• Young National Guardsman: "Thank you for your service"

  
  SWAC Girl — Authority: 537
  Hes 20 years old ... his blood runs red, white, and blue ... and hes a proud member of the Virginia National Guard. Hes my cousins son who carries the familys trademark long eyelashes that remind me of my dad ... he is another of those everyday heroes around us who are proud members of Americas military force. He had ...
  2 days ago

• The Battle Over ‘Hearts and Minds’

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  The Battle Over ‘Hearts and Minds’ - Newsweek opinions. Two fathers of fallen soldiers weigh in on the war. You Cant Fight a War on the Cheap by David Brostrom and The Military Command Is Making Bad Choices by John Bernard.David Brostrom: Wanat, and a host of similar incidents in Afghanistan, are grim reminders ...
  3 days ago

• Game of Trade-Offs and Pricing a Buildup

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  In 3 Tacks for Afghan War, a Game of Trade-Offs - Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times . Should President Obama decide to send 40,000 additional American troops to Afghanistan, the most ambitious plan under consideration at the White House, the military would have enormous flexibility to deploy as many as 15,000 ...
  3 days ago

• No Substitute for Victory

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  No Substitute for Victory - William Kristol and Frederick W. Kagan, Weekly Standard opinion. Can the United States win the war in Afghanistan? The antiwar left has long held the war is unwinnable. Now some conservatives are arguing that President Obamas weakness and indecision forecast American failure- - and that, ...
  4 days ago

• Afghan Tribes to the Rescue?

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  Afghan Tribes to the Rescue? - David Ignatius, Washington Post opinion. While military officers wait for President Obama to conclude his agonizingly slow review of Afghanistan policy, theyve been reading a paper by an Army Special Forces operative arguing that the only hope for success in that country is to work ...
  4 days ago

• As Afghans Resist Taliban, US Spurs Rise of Militias

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  As Afghans Resist Taliban, US Spurs Rise of Militias - Dexter Filkens, New York Times . American and Afghan officials have begun helping a number of anti-Taliban militias that have independently taken up arms against insurgents in several parts of Afghanistan, prompting hopes of a large-scale tribal rebellion ...
  4 days ago

• Military Casualty Report

  
  The Republican Temple — Authority: 516
  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom: Spc. Joseph M. Lewis, 26, of Terrell, Texas died on Nov. 17 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the ...
  6 days ago

• COIN Challenges for NATO Strategy and Operations

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  Counterinsurgency: The Challenge for NATO Strategy and Operations (250 pages - pdf). Produced by the NATO Defense College and edited by Dr. Christopher Schnaubelt, this document includes an introduction and 11 chapters covering NATO’s COIN challenges and implications, lessons from Afghanistan, hybrid adversaries, ...
  6 days ago

• Mr. Obama’s Task

  
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  Mr. Obama’s Task - New York Times editorial. There is no doubt that the prospects for success in Afghanistan are so bleak right now because former President George W. Bush failed for seven long years to invest the necessary troops, resources or attention to the war. But it is now President Obama’s war, and the ...
  1 week ago

• OBAMA ANNOUNCES NEW AFGHAN WAR STRATEGY: CUT AND RUN

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  White House Waves White Flag Exit Operation Enduring Freedom bythelastcrusade.org Speaking as Western leaders gathered in Kabul for Thursdays swearing-in of President Hamid Karzai, US President Barack Obama said his forthcoming announcement about the war in Afghanistan will include his intent for a complete troop ...
  1 week ago

• Afghan Corruption Concerns US Policy Planners

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  Afghan Corruption Concerns US Policy Planners - Gary Thomas, Voice of America . Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has been roundly criticized in the international community for presiding over a corrupt government. A new report reinforces the perception of widespread corruption in Afghanistan, naming it the second ...
  1 week ago

• British Army COIN Guidelines in Afghanistan

  
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  Army Tells its Soldiers to Bribe the Taleban - Michael Evans, The Times . British forces should buy off potential Taleban recruits with “bags of gold”, according to a new army field manual published yesterday. Army commanders should also talk to insurgent leaders with “blood on their hands” in order to ...
  1 week ago

• 1/5 in Helmand: AAR Pictures Worth a Thousand Words

  
  SWJ Blog — Authority: 551
  1st Battalion, 5th Marines PowerPoint AAR - COIN in Helmand: After the Clear, Thoughts and Tips on Non Kinetic Actions - most certainly worth a thousand words.
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• Wal-Mart Christmas commercial ... for the troops

  
  SWAC Girl — Authority: 537
  "Christmas Anthem -- Thank You to the Troops" I was watching Fox News earlier this week and a Wal-Mart commercial came on that was heart-touching. If you missed it, here is the video . Be prepared to have a lump in your throat. The scene is American soldiers in a desert setting with tents ... light snowflakes ...
  1 week ago

• Military’s stance on burn pits assailed

  
  Wounded Times — Authority: 152
  Military’s stance on burn pits assailedBy Rick Maze - Staff writerPosted : Friday Nov 6, 2009 13:01:40 ESTThe Air Force bioenvironmental officer who was among the first to warn about the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  2 weeks ago

• Fathers Day [Snap Judgment]

  
  Jezebel — Authority: 817
  [ Camp Lejeune , North Carolina ; November 3. Image via Getty ] CAMP LEJEUNE, NC - NOVEMBER 3: Captain Kenneth DelMazo hugs his daughter Izabella as the Marines in the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, prepare to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom November 3, 2009 at Camp Lejeune, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Golden Gate High students say ‘thank you’ to vet paralyzed in Afghanistan

  
  Wounded Times — Authority: 152
  VIDEO/PHOTOS: Golden Gate High students say ‘thank you’ to vet paralyzed in AfghanistanBy KATHERINE ALBERSPosted November 2, 2009 at 7:42 p.m. , updated November 2, 2009 at 7:57 p.m.NAPLES —... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  3 weeks ago

• Afghanistan choice wont make everyone happy

  
  Wounded Times — Authority: 152
  No matter what President Obama does about Afghanistan, he will not be able to make everyone happy since no one agrees now. Navy wife wants US military out of Afghanistan nowBy David... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  3 weeks ago

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