Saturday, December 5, 2009

Counterinsurgency Incoherence -- A Commentary

U.S. Army Capt. Max Hanlin meets with village elders in Rajankala, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II

A Simple Truth: The Afghan People Have No Exit Strategy -- Threatswatch

In war, and particularly in an Afghanistan counterinsurgency effort, there are always three sides to the coin: the good, the bad and the ugly. This is especially true in President Obama's new Afghanistan strategy, finally announced to the American public Tuesday from a West Point backdrop.

The prescribed influx of much-needed American warriors onto the battlefield is clearly and rightly the good. And the good can withstand the bad, a Taliban enemy in the absence of reliable partners in the Afghan and Pakistani governments.

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My Comment: Another conservative website starting to frown on the Afghan mission .... and I do not blame them.

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