David Petraeus Blog Posts

Role-Playing and Afghanistan

Everyone involved in Afghanistan policy has a stake in perpetuating the war until "victory." Whatever that means.

Military Success Doesn't Buy Happiness

America and Afghanistan are ostensibly engaged in the same conflict, but may as well be fighting two separate wars.

Harold P. Ford and the Integrity of Intelligence

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has politicized intelligence for decades. Vietnam all over again.

Civil-Military Relations and Decision-making on Afghanistan

General Petraeus is no Ulysses S. Grant.

Seeking Perfect Security in Yemen

What could be wrong with a little U.S. military aid to Yemen?

Who's Supposed to be Winning the Hearts and Minds?

Karzai is grumbling about U.S. tactics again, even though he wants our forces to stay longer. Search and destroy, anyone?

Religion, Ethnicity, and the Virtue of Blurry Lines

Can a small pocket of Jewish Arabs in Yemen defuse the clash of civilizations? And what does that have to do with whether or not Obama is a Muslim?

Plodding Ahead Despite Knowing Better

We are stuck watching a rerun of reminders from past wars, pushing an emotionally scarred America headlong into another quagmire.

Pinned by North Korea

Forget North Korea. It's China that's challenging America. 

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May 26, 2012