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2008-11-07 Afghanistan

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Posted by ed 2008-11-07 06:59|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Damn hard to have an effective national army when the society is still rooted in tribalism and clans. The only model for that situation that might work is the division of assets and offices like the Meiji Restoration of Japan with clans getting to dominate specific sectors of the government and economy.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-11-07 09:18|| 2008-11-07 09:18|| Front Page Top

#2 "Afghanistan will not be solved by the addition of two or three more U.S. combat brigades from our rapidly unraveling Army," McCaffrey wrote in a paper for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.

Pushing for a job with the new guy, Barry?

Posted by tu3031 2008-11-07 12:05|| 2008-11-07 12:05|| Front Page Top

#3 he'll have to fight the unblinking Wesley Clark robot for that job

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-11-07 12:41|| 2008-11-07 12:41|| Front Page Top

#4 ION WORLD MIL FORUM POSTERS > BUSH JUST MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR ANNEXATION OF JAPAN [Kyoto Protocols],+ ANNEXATION OF JAPAN, CHINA, INDIA, ETC WILL HELP USA SOLVE ITS NEW ECONOMIC CRISIES [vee RAND Study on how US may start new War(s) to end its Wall Street Financial Crisis]???

See also today's RB article on CANADA's proposed ANTI-KYOTO treatise.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-11-07 20:48|| 2008-11-07 20:48|| Front Page Top

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