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Stanley A. McChrystal

Curse of the Khyber Pass

Milton Bearden | Mar 12, 2009
Afghanistan is a losing battle. Former-CIA officer Milton Bearden argues the Obama administration should turn to the provinces for answers—and consider arming the militias. Full article 

Commentary

McChrystal vs. Obama

Jacob Heilbrunn | Jun 22, 2010
This is the biggest civil-military showdown since Truman and MacArthur.

False Analogies

Jacob Heilbrunn | Oct 07, 2009
Afghanistan isn’t another Vietnam. But Obama is right to be cautious about sending more troops.

The Folly of Nation Building

Jerry Mark Silverman | Oct 05, 2009
The United States doesn’t really know how to build nations anywhere, even when security conditions are relatively good. How can we expect to succeed in Afghanistan?
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Blogs

From the Guys Who Brought You the War in Iraq

Christopher A. Preble | Aug 18, 2010
It's hard to call the surge in Iraq a true success. That doesn't bode well for Afghanistan.

Books & Reviews

The McChrystal Way of War

Gary Hart | Mar 01, 2013
The general was an innovative thinker in the midst of major changes in the Army.

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