NSF: Elite opinion rapidly shifting against the war, but not the Administration
Colleagues: Two very different perspectives on the war in Afghanistan today. As I have noted, …
Afghanistan–Where are we and where do we go from here?
Colleagues: The war in Afghanistan is the longest conflict in U.S. history. It is trite …
Civil-Military Dust-Up and are we already moving to Plan B?
The White House has obviously leaked minutes of highly secret meetings, as well as the …
From Washington on the President’s Afghan Process and Decision
Colleagues: Well, this has been a most interesting week to be in Washington, hanging around …
The Difficult Decision the President Faces on Afghanistan
Colleagues:
President Obama is facing one of the most critical decisions in his Presidency—what to do in Afghanistan following the pessimistic assessment by his senior field commander in the war zone, GEN Stan McChrystal. The General in his report to the Obama national security team emphasized that the strategic situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated substantially, that there is little time left to counter Taliban success with a new approach, and that he needs at least 40,000 new troops.