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2009-10-28 Afghanistan

Obama Says No Rush on Afghanistan - Mañana Strategy

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-10-28 02:16|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "Dithering" is fueling the insurgency.

Posted by JohnQC 2009-10-28 08:15|| 2009-10-28 08:15|| Front Page Top

#2 This is a time for some profound rethinking of how the US relates to failed states and to transnational enemies; time to decide how to formulate policies (that can be reasonably continuous through different administrations) for dealing with organizations that are merely tribes and not classically defined nations. Who is responsible when someone from the tribe attacks us, and who should be rewarded when they benefit us? When there's no "nation" the question gets much harder. Armies are SOP against nations, assassins might be better against tribes.
We need to have procedures and plans to be able to deal with individual leaders instead of ambassadors, accepting the risk of discontinuity when the leader dies.
We need to be able to play The Great Game.

But this is amateur hour at the White House, so we're just dithering.

Posted by James">James 2009-10-28 21:23|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2009-10-28 21:23|| Front Page Top

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