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"... the problem with the first lesson of Iraq and Afghanistan -- that the Pentagon needs to get better at waging 'small wars' -- is that it overlooks far more fundamental matters. Full Article at Big Think
"It fundamentally harms the long-term cause of global peace if America permits itself to move through history in a remorseless, irresponsible cycle wherein a Bush-type leader launches reckless wars and an Obama-type leader yanks our troops out. Full Article at Huffington Post
WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich (R), professor of international relations and history at Boston University and from Boston, Massachussetts testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
Fixing Afghanistan is not only unnecessary, it's also likely to prove impossible.
The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama has nearly finished gathering information and advice on how to proceed in Afghanistan, where bombings killed eight more American troops. Full Article at The Bellingham Herald
Despite the public relations campaign that has so many folks convinced the surge in Iraq was a success, the country is still a zoo. Full Article at at-Largely
Neoliberalism, which dominated the decade before 9/11, had an exuberantly simple vision. Communism and authoritarianism had failed; therefore markets and free elections were the answer. Full Article at The New York Times
WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Capt. Westley Moore (2nd L) of Washington, D.C, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC. View Photo »
The U.S. and its allies already have ample numbers and firepower to annihilate the Taliban, if only the Taliban would cooperate by standing still and allowing us to bomb them to smithereens
The generals are still trying to bulldoze President Obama into going along with their eternal wars, and they’re not being a bit subtle about it. Full Article at at-Largely
This weekend I finally managed to have the time to sit down and watch this excellent PBS Frontline documentary called Obama’s War. Highly recommended and hats off to the folks at Frontline for a very good piece of work on an extremely important topic. Full Article at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
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WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich (R), professor of international relations and history at Boston University and from Boston, Massachussetts testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Capt. Westley Moore (2nd L) of Washington, D.C, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations and history at Boston University and from Boston, Massachussetts testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations and history at Boston University and from Boston, Massachussetts listens to testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations and history at Boston University and from Boston, Massachussetts testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Col. Andrew Bacevich, professor of international relations and history at Boston University and from Boston,Massachussetts listens to testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - APRIL 23: Retired Army Capt. Westley Moore (2nd L) of Washington, D.C, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee April 23, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Fixing Afghanistan is not only unnecessary, it's also likely to prove impossible.
The U.S. and its allies already have ample numbers and firepower to annihilate the Taliban, if only the Taliban would cooperate by standing still and allowing us to bomb them to smithereens
I think Senator Kerry really has been playing a very important and useful role. He's been asking tough questions not simply with regard to whether or not we have a reliable partner, but he's also asking very tough questions about how much is this project going to cost and who's going to pay for it?
Instead of fighting an endless hot war in a vain effort to eliminate the jihadist threat, the United States should wage a cold war to keep the threat at bay ... Such a strategy worked before. It can work again.
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