The End Of Counterinsurgency In Afghanistan

MORNING MISSION - As seen through a night-viewing device, U.S. Army soldiers lift off to conduct an air assault mission during the early morning hours in Paktika province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2011. The mission's goal was to infiltrate near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border to stop enemy fighters from entering Afghanistan. The soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. International Security Assistance Force photo

This Is The End Of Counterinsurgency In Afghanistan -- Spencer Ackerman, Danger Room

Neither of the two men responsible for running the war in Afghanistan over the next year are willing to tell a Senate panel that the military is done with counterinsurgency in the U.S.’ longest conflict. But from their testimony on Tuesday morning, both Lt. Gen. John Allen and Vice Adm. William McRaven see a glide path starting with the withdrawal of the surge forces: less tea drinking and more insurgent killing.

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My Comment: The Rand Corporation has their own "Scorecard on Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan" The link to that report is here.