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New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2009

Afghanistan, Vietnam, and the Limits of Force

By Chuck Hagel

The other night I watched the film “The Deer Hunter.” Afterward, I remembered why it took me so many years to be able to watch Vietnam movies.

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New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2009

Washington’s Afghan Brawl

By Thomas Rid

The debate on the pros and cons of Afghanistan is raging inside the Beltway. And it is a bit unsettling. On the one side are those who say no, America has no national interests in Afghanistan — and yes, it’s a war of choice: let’s leave the hellhole and get out asap. On the other […]

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Sep 3, 2009

When Tactics Displace Strategy

By Raymond Pritchett

ISAF’s mission is to help the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) defeat the insurgency threatening their country. Protecting the Afghan people is the mission. The Afghan people will decide who wins this fight, and we (GIROA and ISAF) are in a struggle for their support. The effort to gain and maintain that support must inform […]

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NATOSource

Sep 2, 2009

Russia Seeks Afghan War Role as NATO Deaths Climb

By Bloomberg

From Bloomberg: Russia is seeking a role in planning NATO’s war in Afghanistan two decades after Soviet forces were ejected from the country. As East-West ties improve under President Barack Obama, Russia wants to be involved in setting the political, military and intelligence strategy for the war against the Taliban, said Dmitry Rogozin, Russian ambassador […]

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NATOSource

Sep 2, 2009

Tensions Rise Over Georgia’s Sea Blockade Of Abkhazia

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: The leader of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia has threatened to destroy any Georgian ship entering Abkhazia’s ‘territorial waters.’ “I issued an order to our navy to destroy Georgian ships violating Abkhazia’s sea border,” Sergei Bagapsh told Interfax. “This step has been motivated by unending acts of piracy by Georgia.” […]

NATOSource

Sep 2, 2009

Putin’s Arms ‘Do Over’

By Frank Gaffney at the Washington Times

From Frank Gaffney at the Washington Times: In fact, the New York Times reported on Saturday that Team Obama is poised to look at alternatives — sea-based missile defenses or putting those or other anti-missile systems ashore someplace other than Poland and the Czech Republic. Among the candidates said to be under consideration are Turkey, […]

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NATOSource

Sep 2, 2009

NATO Wants to Go Virtual

By nextgov.com

From nextgov.com: Allied Command Transformation, which does the change thing for NATO, has a request for proposals on the street to build a virtual headquarters to run operations in Asia. ACT, based in Norfolk, Va., and the only NATO command outside Europe, also wants a virtual replication of its stateside headquarters based on the NATO […]

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New Atlanticist

Sep 2, 2009

Afghanistan: Strategic Retreat?

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

President Obama is not Lincoln with a BlackBerry as some have suggested, but Lyndon Johnson with a war the country no longer supports and a new Cronkite yapping at his Afghan heels.

Afghanistan

New Atlanticist

Sep 2, 2009

NATO’s Afghanistan Dilemma

By Harlan Ullman

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, has just submitted his first assessment of what needs to be done to turn the tide in that battered and war-torn nation long known as the graveyard of empires dating back to Alexander. While classified, that assessment summarizes the situation as “serious but still […]

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New Atlanticist

Sep 2, 2009

U.S., UK Err on Security Decisions

By Amanda Bowman

In the late 80s, Margaret Thatcher warned George H.W. Bush “not to go wobbly” on her; in the past week both the Scottish Justice Secretary and the government of the United States have “gone wobbly” in the fight against terrorism.

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