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- Three Seas Summit: Vilnius 2024
- Tit for tat until it all goes boom
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Monthly Archives: December 2009
The Day’s Events
– Tiger Woods. To quote Craig Ferguson, "Isn't he a man who hits a little ball with a stick?" That's it. - 103 (at least) killed in coordinated attacks across Baghdad today. This is the revival in AQ related operations that … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Iraq, Politics
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National Journal blog – 7 December 2009
http://security.nationaljournal.com/2009/12/obamas-plan-for-afghanistan-th.php#1400198
Posted in Uncategorized
11 Comments
Jim Gant’s paper.
"One tribe at a time." Major James Gant US SF http://blog.stevenpressfield.com/wp-content/themes/stevenpressfield/one_tribe_at_a_time.pdf That's the unit coat of arms of the 1st Special Forces Regiment. pl
Posted in Afghanistan, The Military Art
8 Comments
“How to win in Afghanistan, one village at a time” Doug Stanton
"When I tuned in to Obama's speech, I was hoping for a plan that did not solely resemble a conventional counterinsurgency strategy, like McChrystal's, with its traditional aims to "clear, hold and build" ground and undertake the complicated task of … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, The Military Art
19 Comments
My post on 4 November 2008
I think Obama and the Democrats are going to do very well today. The following groups will be disappointed in the first Obama administration and in this order: 1- The far Left. 2- Many Black Americans 3- Arabs and Muslims … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
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Gant & Kagan – Mutually Exclusive by Sidney O. Smith III
On the left we have Colonel Aaron Bank, the father of US Army Special Forces. On the right we have Colonel Arthur "Bull" Simons, probably the greatest leader of irregular troops in the history of the US Army. … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art
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Maybe Mullen should be ambassador in Kabul
This Al-Jazeera interview with Admiral Mullen is a revelation for all. The convoluted process of ideology driven advocacy and domestic politics behind "strategic" decision making is laid bare. Does anyone understand this nonsense? And then there is the LA Times … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
45 Comments
“The Israel Lobby Celebrates Espionage in New York” Grant Smith
"Israel Aerospace Industries was once called Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI), a company launched by the legendary flight engineer and entrepreneur Adolph "Al" Schwimmer. Schwimmer was a key man in the vast underground Haganah smuggling (PDF) effort across the US trafficking … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
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Fred Kagan should be ambassador in Kabul
Now that President Obama has opted for a renewed commitment to a massive COIN effort in Aghanistan, it becomes imperative to replace the present ambassador with someone who believes in and who supported the Surge thinking of the Kagans, retired General … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Current Affairs
19 Comments
Four million page views – 2 December, 2009
SST had four million lifetime page views as of yesterday. pl
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
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