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[Roll Call - Breaking News] Obama Should Avoid Bush’s Iraq Errors in Dealing With Afghanistan ...: Afghanistan’s vast network of tribes was never conducive to a centralized capital, but America’s reconstruction efforts left little local leadership. Instead of rigorously training mayors, judges, police, drug interdictors and provincial officials, U.S. contractors consulted but did not equip leaders with the skills needed to be successful.

[POLITICO.com: Ideas] Arena: Q&A with Thomas E. Ricks - Politico Staff - POLITICO.com: I think the closer you get to Baghdad, the more you’ll find people thinking that this war is far from over and that the outcome isn’t going to be anything Americans recognize as victory. I know a lot of Americans want to get out of Iraq as fast as we can.

[The Common Ills] Brits want investigation, another poll needs one « The Common Ills: . He is an Iraq War veteran. He is a conscientious objector. He stood up to the full power of the US military and he survived and then some. He is the chair of Iraq Veterans Against the war. All of that, before you even get into the adventures of his father and mother, is more than worth hearing about and those makes him someone worth hearing. Those in South Bend and Goshen Indiana have the opportunity to hear him next week. Monday, he will be speaking at 7:00 pm on the Indiana University South Bend's campus and Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. he will be speaking in Goshen at Iglesia Menonita Del Buen Pastor. Both events are free and open to the public and more information can be found

[SWJ Blog] 17 March SWJ Roundup (SWJ Blog): Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America’s worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled.

[The Long War Journal] Iraqi Ground Forces 'Total Force' mobilization structure - The ...: Five of the nine corps headquarters and 22 of the 46 divisions in a general mobilization belong to the Ministry of Interior. However, only three of the Ministry of Interior's divisions are to be mechanized, eight divisions are to be security, seven are to be motorized, and the remaining four divisions are to be infantry.

[Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] Rethink the Afghanistan surge | csmonitor.com: It is doubtful that a military surge, even if accompanied by a strong political surge, can be successful without dealing directly with the growing unrest in the Pashtun territories that straddle the border with Pakistan. US authorities have trouble policing the border with Mexico - how can they expect to keep tabs on the Afghan-Pakistani border, which is roughly as long?

["The BOPAC Report" & Larry Sinclair's Allegations - ZachJonesIsHome] Obama Planning Beginning of End of Afghanistan - John Bolton ...: AN active duty Army officer in Iraq is refusing to recognize President Barack Obama as Commander-in-Chief - and hundreds more soldiers are lining up to follow suit, sources reveal in a shocking world exclusive! Find out why the new President’s authority is being questioned in what is rapidly developing into an unprecedented Constitutional crisis.

[Hot Air TV] Hot Air » Blog Archive » Is Mullah Omar a Taliban moderate?: The notion seems absurd on its face, however, and it doesn’t help Obama to have Omar making this move.  Many critics of Obama’s “moderate Taliban” remark insist that the phrase is an oxymoron.  Perhaps that’s not strictly true, but the idea that Omar is a moderate anything is laughable.  Omar believes in strict imposition of shari’a law as a governing force and imam rule, proving both during his catastrophic reign of terror.  Are we to believe that Omar suddenly has an affection for democracy and secular politics, and that he’d be willing to bargain away shari’a in negotiations?   Omar epitomizes the oxymoron.

[Pakistanpal's Blog] America’s ”˜Afghan nettle’ « Pakistanpal’s Blog: Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen claims that the policy review addresses not only the problem of safe havens in Pakistan but also the question of making sure that Afghanistan doesn’t provide a capability in the long run or an environment in which Al-Qaeda or Taliban could return. The requisite strategy would also focus on the need for “stability, economic development and better governance in Afghanistan,”

[Khmer IT] Khmer IT » Blog Archive » A Call for Common Sense: Unlike the dichotomous version of the world presented by the Bush administration and its allies, where Washington leads the good guys against the bad guys of Islam, Cole's nuanced presentation of the history and current situation of US dealings with the Muslim world provide the reader with a clearer understanding of not only what is at stake, but also what is really going on. His perspective removes the often overwrought fears that have predominated mainstream US discourse on the subject at hand.

[Safety 2 life] Safety 2 life » Blog Archive » Hamas hardens position on Israeli ...: Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan · NORTH DAKOTA: Job opening - (North Dakota State Univeristy) · Car bomb in northern Spain kills soldier · Iraq claims U.S. soldier killed by terrorist, not policeman .

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