Posts Tagged ‘Strategy’

AFRIBOMB speaks

By Carl Prine on Thursday, March 24th, 2011

AFRIBOMB speaks

Muddled musings from military minds: Odyssey Yawn

Afghanistan Sinking

By Jamie McIntyre on Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Afghanistan Sinking

Here’s what the president said last night: “We will fight this … with everything we’ve got for as long as it takes.” That’s a lot different from the stated strategy for Afghanistan which is more like: “We will fight this with as much as we can spare, for a least another year.”

McIntyre’s Take on Obama’s West Point Afghanistan Surge: Right Strategy, Wrong Message”

By Jamie McIntyre on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

McIntyre’s Take on Obama’s West Point Afghanistan Surge: Right Strategy, Wrong Message”

The strategy President Obama has settled on, even with its limitations and reservations, may be the best of bad options. But the speech fell short of making the case. Bottom line: Right strategy, wrong message.

Hitting the Pause Button on Afghanistan

By Jamie McIntyre on Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Hitting the Pause Button on Afghanistan

if you are wondering why the Obama administration is suddenly having serious second thoughts about poring more troops into Afghanistan, here’s the short version. A lot has changed in the past few months.