http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2009/10/the-myth-of-successful-counter-insurgency-coin-in-afghanistan/ Rethinking our policy toward Afghanistan requires vigorous public debate and Congressional oversight. Every major war or military action since World War II has come under the microscope of Congressional oversight hearings Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:15:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2009/10/the-myth-of-successful-counter-insurgency-coin-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 sunrisedatacare Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:25:24 +0000 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=894#comment-2090 <a href="http://coomararundaya.com" rel="nofollow">http://coomararundaya.com</a> http://coomararundaya.com

]]> http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2009/10/the-myth-of-successful-counter-insurgency-coin-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 lemgenovese Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:06:20 +0000 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=894#comment-1327 When a nation that has been ruled by tribes and warlords for several centuries and has no main system or roads, highways and basic plumbing and electrical power in addition to a weak and corrupt central government, you have a nation at the mercy of a small number of insurgents fomenting chaos at the expense of progress.<br> To believe that a "surge" in the number of combat troops will eventually solve all the aforementioned issues along with the opium trade as an added roadblock, its to be in a state of denial. When a nation that has been ruled by tribes and warlords for several centuries and has no main system or roads, highways and basic plumbing and electrical power in addition to a weak and corrupt central government, you have a nation at the mercy of a small number of insurgents fomenting chaos at the expense of progress.
To believe that a “surge” in the number of combat troops will eventually solve all the aforementioned issues along with the opium trade as an added roadblock, its to be in a state of denial.

]]> http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2009/10/the-myth-of-successful-counter-insurgency-coin-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-868 lemgenovese Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:06:20 +0000 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=894#comment-868 When a nation that has been ruled by tribes and warlords for several centuries and has no main system or roads, highways and basic plumbing and electrical power in addition to a weak and corrupt central government, you have a nation at the mercy of a small number of insurgents fomenting chaos at the expense of progress.<br> To believe that a "surge" in the number of combat troops will eventually solve all the aforementioned issues along with the opium trade as an added roadblock, its to be in a state of denial. When a nation that has been ruled by tribes and warlords for several centuries and has no main system or roads, highways and basic plumbing and electrical power in addition to a weak and corrupt central government, you have a nation at the mercy of a small number of insurgents fomenting chaos at the expense of progress.
To believe that a “surge” in the number of combat troops will eventually solve all the aforementioned issues along with the opium trade as an added roadblock, its to be in a state of denial.

]]> http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/2009/10/the-myth-of-successful-counter-insurgency-coin-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-857 The Myth of Successful Counter-Insurgency (COIN) in Afghanistan. By Jake Diliberto « Kanan48 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:37:13 +0000 http://rethinkafghanistan.com/blog/?p=894#comment-857 [...] The Myth of Successful Counter-Insurgency (COIN) in Afghanistan. By Jake Diliberto 2009 October 15 by kanan48 Via: Rethink Afghanistan. [...] [...] The Myth of Successful Counter-Insurgency (COIN) in Afghanistan. By Jake Diliberto 2009 October 15 by kanan48 Via: Rethink Afghanistan. [...]

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