Behind Afghan War Debate, a Battle of Two Books Rages - Instablogs
Behind Afghan War Debate, a Battle of Two Books Rages
Korey , Houston: Oct 8 2009
Made Popular Oct 8 2009
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The two draw decidedly different lessons from the Vietnam War. The first book describes a White House in 1965 being marched into an escalating war by a military viewing the conflict too narrowly to see the perils ahead. President Barack Obama recently...
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Reggie
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Reggie Oct 8 2009
New York, United States
Read how to win in Afghanistan in The Story of the Malakand Field Force by Winston S. Churchill. The Brits did it back in 1897 when Taliban was spelled Talib ul ilms in what is now Northwest Pakistan without helicopters or F16s.
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Biki
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Biki Oct 8 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark
one more book that is worth reading is "Afghanistan The Bear Trap: The Defeat of a Superpower" by by Mark Adkin, Mohammed Yousaf, Mohammad Bear Trap Yousaf
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Steve
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Steve Oct 8 2009
La, United States
These guys should be making decisions based upon facts, not what some scholar sitting in his cardigan sweater and comfy Washington office think. Those facts should include the guys on the ground. They have a better assessment of the “real” situation than abstract opinions that may or may not be true. Their answer may not be politically convenient, but you’ll probably get pretty close to the truth.
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