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If media leaks are to be believed, President Obama will attempt to chart a middle way in Afghanistan, sending more soldiers but not as many as General Stanley McChrystal would like. The New York Times describes the emerging strategy as “McChrystal for the city, Biden for the country,” a blend of the diametrically opposed approaches advocated by the general (who favors a counterinsurgency strategy) and the vice president (who wants to do counterterrorism operations only). The Times writes that "the administration is looking at protecting Kabul, Kandahar, Mazar-i-Sharif, Kunduz, Herat, Jalalabad and a few other village clusters, officials said." In the rest of Afghanistan, presumably, operations would be limited to a few air raids and Special Operations raids. Other media reports suggest that the administration is looking to send 10,000 to 20,000 troops--not the 40,000 that McChrystal wants.
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The McChrystal way is the only way.
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November 2009 |
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WEB EXCLUSIVE. The President's new Afghanistan policy takes a bold step in the right direction, even if his rhetoric remains confusing.
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Max Boot notes the difference between what's happening on the ground in Afghanistan and what's being written about the same.
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Max Boot explains why analysts are wrong to lose heart when contemplating the first battle of the War on Terror.
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Daniel Pipes, Richard Pipes, Richard Perle, Martin Peretz and John O'Sullivan |
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The pros and cons of the Iraqi-U.S. security agreement as it now stands.
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We need to help an embattled democracy under siege by Russian troops. Here's how.
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What did Nouri al-Maliki really mean?
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Nuri al-Maliki wants troop withdrawals. Should we be worried? No. Here's why.
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On the White House's Iran policy, Seymour Hersh is reliably unreliable.
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Our accomplishments have been many; so too are the threats remaining.
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July/August 2008 |
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The NYT's Elaine Sciolino delivers a blockbuster article on Iraq and fails to mention the troop surge.
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Islamic terrorism is a real threat, despite what David Ignatius thinks.
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Yet another "explanation" of why the surge in Iraq isn’t a success, despite the astounding drops in violence over the past year.
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Foes of administration policy offer a variety of plans for ending American involvement; herewith, a guide and a critique.
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September 2007 |
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To commemorate COMMENTARY's 60th anniversary, and in an effort to advance discussion of the present American position in the world, the editors asked 36 leading thinkers to comment on the Bush administration's conduct of foreign policy.
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November 2005 |
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State Building by Francis Fukyama, reviewed by Max Boot
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July/August 2004 |
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May 2004 |
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January 1999 |
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