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• in Politics
  More U.S. Combat Soldiers in Afghanistan?
  U.S.Army Special Forces Counterinsurgency Efforts Continue Despite shortage on U.S. Green Beret Advisers in Afghanistan.
  by desperatelands / on Nov 3, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “counterinsurgency”

• Strikes Back at Empire

  
  P U L S E — Authority: 588
  Afghan insurgents deploy Fourth Generation Warfare tactics, of which propaganda is a key component. (via ABC News)
  3 hours ago

• Obama’s war in Afghanistan

  
  P U L S E — Authority: 588
  Fault Lines brings together a panel of guests and a studio audience to discuss Obama’s war in Afghanistan. Hosted by Avi Lewis. Excellent interventions from Jeremy Scahill and Matthew Hoh.
  8 hours ago

• The Dutch Approach

  
  Conflict Health — Authority: 115
  I t seems everyone is going Dutch these days. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal recently triumphed a softer Afghanistan strategy focusing on civilian protection and development. This week, the LA Times published a piece on a similar strategy already done by Dutch forces : “Dutch planners said they’ve concentrated on ...
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• Future of the army lies in counter-insurgency: General

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 508
  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Counter-insurgency operations will eventually displace the armys traditional peacemaking capabilities as it prepares for life after the Afghan mission, says the general in charge of Canadas land forces
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• Counterinsurgency against the gangs of Salinas

  
  PrairiePundit — Authority: 453
  Washington Post: ... Since February, combat veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have been advising Salinas police on counterinsurgency strategy, bringing lessons from the battlefield to the meanest streets in an American city. "This is our surge," said Donohue, who solicited the assistance from the elite ...
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• Calif. city tries counterinsurgency to stem gang problem

  
  The Washington Post — Authority: 967
  SALINAS, CALIF. -- Famed to readers as the birthplace of John Steinbeck and in supermarket produce circles as the "Salad Bowl of the World," the city of Salinas carries darker renown in the netherworld of Californias prisons. Instant respect is accorded any inmate tattooed with the words "Salad...
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• Robert Gates and the ‘American Footprint’ in Afghanistan

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 604
  It is said that there are ‘two poles in Washington: the counterinsurgency experts, or COIN-istas, who believe Afghanistan’s deteriorating security can only be reversed by adding tens of thousands of troops – perhaps as many as 80,000; and those who believe US interests in Afghanistan are few, and the best way to ...
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• Surging Through the Khyber Pass and into a quagmire - Cmon Obama, Lets have a real buildup in Afghanistan!

  
  Sir! No Sir! Exposing and Debunking Military Lies from Vietnam to Iraq — Authority: 138
  This article, by Richard Lee, was posted to The Rag Blog, November 11, 2009 To Barack Obama: Let’s have a military buildup! You can show those crazy-ass generals at the Pentagon that you aren’t just a chicken-shit weenie from Harvard. You gotta do it right, however. Stop waffling about a measly 40,000 or 44,000 ...
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• Marine Embedded Tactical Trainers at COP in Kunar

  
  The Captain's Journal — Authority: 541
  This video documentary, courtesy of the Unrestricted Warfare Analysis Center , is remarkable for its summary of various themes that can be found at The Captain’s Journal over the past three or four years, from control over roads to logistics, from the need for troops and force projection to the ineptitude of ...
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• An Officers Outrage Over Fort Hood

  
  The Military Observer — Authority: 99
  An Officers Outrage Over Fort HoodBy Major Shawn KellerNovember 12, 2009As an officer in the United States Army, Im angry for so many reasons over what happened at Ft. Hood. Im angry that twelve of my fellow soldiers and a contractor were murdered. Im angry that over thirty people have suffered life altering injuries ...
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• Afghanistan: Back To Square One

  
  The New Ledger Chequer-Board — Authority: 143
  This is getting ridiculous : President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said ...
  3 days ago

• Searching for the Exit?

  
  Outside The Beltway | OTB — Authority: 653
  The scuttlebutt that’s coming out now in Washington is that President Obama doesn’t much like the plans for Afghanistan offered by his advisors: WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for ...
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• Karl Eikenberry

  
  Vie de Malchance — Authority: 504
  From the WaPo : The U.S. ambassador in Kabul sent two classified cables to Washington in the past week expressing deep concerns about sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan until President Hamid Karzai’s government demonstrates that it is willing to tackle the corruption and mismanagement that has fueled the ...
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• Ink spot counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan

  
  PrairiePundit — Authority: 453
  Washington Times: U.S. forces are testing a modified strategy dubbed "ink spots" in which coalition forces pick certain districts to flood with reconstruction projects and permanently defend from Taliban insurgents. In Logar province, 50 miles south of Kabul, a newly arrived contingent of U.S. and Czech troops ...
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• Obama Wants Details on Afghanistan Exit Strategy

  
  Today With President Barack Obama — Authority: 152
  As NPRs Mary Louise Kelly reports, the president " is pushing his national security team for more detail about an exit strategy for U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan." Administration officials tell her that during a 2 1/2 meeting yesterday with his top advisers, the president "pushed his team for more detail about ...
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• Go Live There and Fix It

  
  Vie de Malchance — Authority: 504
  The title of this post comes from a commenter at Abu Muqawama describing the common sense solution to counterinsurgency ordered by several troop commanders in Iraq and later defined as the Surge. I’ve just seen a televised report from CNN indicating Obama will not recommend more troops be sent to Afghanistan. ...
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• A Military Mom Writes on Standing Armies, The Constitution, War, and Americas Future

  
  Using My Liberty — Authority: 111
  Its a privilege to honor all veterans this day. My son is in the military, stationed once again in Iraq on his second deployment. Im often asked, "How can you genuinely support the troops when you are "anti-war?" Let me respond with clearer phrases: I am pro defense, but against "offensive" warmongering. ...
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• Will the bottom up approach work in Afghanistan?

  
  The Captain's Journal — Authority: 541
  Steven Pressfield has probably led the charge to engage the tribes as a solution in Afghanistan.  But there is a growing chorus of voices saying the same thing.  The New York Times published an OpEd by Deepa Narayan on going from the bottom up as our strategy. Myth No. 2: It is a weak state that is the problem. ...
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• Bringing Him Home

  
  The Military Observer — Authority: 99
  Kandahar, Afghanistan. They call it a “Dignified Transfer,” which is Pentagon-ese for bringing home the body of one of our young men.Two days ago I flew here from Camp Bastion on a cargo flight. The plane was virtually empty; five passengers and me, the small Air Force crew, and covered by an American flag, the ...
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• Understanding the Surge

  
  Vie de Malchance — Authority: 504
  Understanding the Surge from ISW on Vimeo . Hat tip to Abu Muqawama . Read the comments where LTC Gian P. Gentile refers to this piece by Kim Kagan as COIN-porn. Perhaps it is jingoism at its worst. But in advance of Veteran’s Day, it still documents the important job we tried to do, even if we later ...
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