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Inbound 3 Feb 2012 | 02:53 am
First, I’d like to announce a new blog, Afghan Blue III, which will be more about the experience than about COIN. Of course, the way that I perceive things is affected by what I know, like anyone. Thi...
Untitled 21 Dec 2011 | 03:04 pm
The mighty (ahem) 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team has completed its rotation at the National Training Center at Ft Irwin, CA. Lost in the vastness of the Mojave Desert, the NTC is iconic. This was t...
Catching Up 21 Nov 2011 | 11:13 am
It’s been awhile, no doubt, and there are many reasons why I have eschewed posting on this site for some time. Not all of them bear exploration. However, there are a couple of cats to let out of the b...
The Enemy Within 19 Jun 2011 | 09:57 am
The report discussed in the NYT is not new. I read the report about six weeks ago, and from personal experience it makes some sense. I would encourage leaders preparing to deploy to read it. This is w...
Irony; Shoe On The Other Foot 17 Jun 2011 | 12:04 pm
This will be brief. Does anyone else find it ironic that the Pakistanis are now suffering insurgent incursions from Afghan territory and are actually complaining that the Afghans need to prevent these...
A Couple Of Good Discussion Pieces 16 Jun 2011 | 04:39 am
There have been a couple of decent articles in the past week or so that are good conversation-starters regarding Afghanistan and the challenges facing both Afghans and Coalition forces on the local le...
What Does Legitimacy Mean In Afghanistan? 7 Jun 2011 | 11:46 am
What does legitimacy mean to any of us? The “birthers” here in the US claim that President Obama cannot be the legitimate President of the United States. But they have not picked up arms. Most of them...
What Brings An Insurgent To The Table? 2 Jun 2011 | 06:51 am
Losing. Or winning. First, if an insurgent perceives himself to be “winning,” he will not negotiate unless it is to freeze the government in place while the insurgent prepares himself for the final p...
Reconciliation 1 Jun 2011 | 11:38 am
The United States has been meeting with the Taliban’s Tayyab Agha, who is either one of Mullah Omar’s best friends or he is on the outs with him… depending on who you listen to. While the news was pre...
About Pakistan 18 May 2011 | 08:03 am
Pakistan has been featuring prominently in the news for quite some time now. Questions abound regarding why Pakistan seems to be a willing host to terrorists and insurgents. In the aftermath of the de...
