In the wake of General McChrystal’s firing, supporters of his counterinsurgency strategy have shifted to the blame game. Their target? US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry. But is Eikenberry really at fault, or has he been right all along?
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McChrystal’s revenge: Everyone hates Karl Eikenberry
Josh Mull Posted on Thu Jun 24, 2010 16:46 pm.
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Crazy COIN Strategy: US-Pakistani Nuclear Deal
Josh Mull Posted on Mon Jun 21, 2010 17:40 pm.
A new RAND report recommends a US-Pakistan nuclear deal, modeled after a similar agreement with India, as part of the US counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. And that’s just crazy.
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Afghanistan: What Happens When Our Allies “Do More”
Josh Mull Posted on Thu Jun 10, 2010 17:55 pm.
As the US campaign in Helmand and Kandahar, blame has increasingly shifted toward allies like NATO, Karzai, and Pakistan. The US wants them to “do more.” But they are doing more. The problem is not our allies, but the war itself.
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The fundamentals of radical, transnational counterinsurgency
Josh Mull Posted on Fri May 21, 2010 15:36 pm.
Counterinsurgency doctrine is the symptom of an idea more primeval and dangerous: violence is the solution.
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Rethink Afghanistan: Clinging to guns and counterinsurgency
Josh Mull Posted on Fri May 14, 2010 20:40 pm.
The problem in Afghanistan is not picking the right or wrong counterinsurgency strategy, but picking any military strategy at all.
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