The Obama administration is clearly determined to reverse Afghanistan's slide into chaos. Since January 2009 we have seen a new military commander and ambassador in Afghanistan, a re-examination of strategy, and the beginnings of a “surge” in American troops and civilian development workers. America's Afghanistan campaign, however, needs a more fundamental shift in prioriti (...)
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The Cost of Peace
In Afghanistan Success Requires Risk
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