Not only is the The White House dithering in its war-time decision-making, as former Vice President Dick Cheney noted the other evening, but it’s also being downright disingenuous about Afghanistan. General Stanley McCrystal delivered his recommendation to the White House at the end of August. He was frank in his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan: Without [...]
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New Af-Pak Strategy
Limiting the scope of U.S. objectives is an important step in the right direction. Still, I see two principle shortfalls with the Obama administration’s “new” strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan:
Rosy assumptions on Iraq drawdown: The plan miscalculates by underestimating the risks associated with the drawdown of U.S. involvement in Iraq. Should a violent faction lie [...]