- Gen. John Allen is hastily transforming the U.S. mission in Afghanistan due to orders from President Obama to withdraw 23,000 troops by the end of summer and the prospect of further reductions.
- Allen is accelerating the handover of responsibility to Afghan security forces across much of the country this summer, even in insurgent areas not originally planned for early transfer.
- Allen faces unprecedented challenges as he fights the insurgency, withdraws forces, and changes the mission all at the same time, with the goal of leaving behind Afghan security forces strong enough to prevent the Taliban from toppling the Kabul government.
The Afghanistan War's greatest hits, compiled in the form of a yearbook. Please note that this is political satire, and that by virtue of this covering the Afghanistan war, it is more of a years-book than a yearbook.
The Afghanistan War's greatest hits, compiled in the form of a yearbook. Please note that this is political satire, and that by virtue of this covering the Afghanistan war, it is more of a years-book than a yearbook.
The CIA in Indonesia and the Secret War in Laos-Book ReviewsAgha A
This document provides a summary of a book review for the book "Feet to the Fire-CIA Covert Operations in Indonesia-1957-58". In 3 sentences:
The book provides great detail on how the CIA covertly intervened in Indonesia's politics in the late 1950s to destabilize the Sukarno regime and support dissident officers, but it lacks strategic analysis of why the intervention ultimately failed. The reviewer argues the book is strong on operational details but weak on analyzing the strategic failures in Washington's assessment. Overall it is an in-depth look at CIA operations in Indonesia but could have provided more critical analysis of why the grand plan failed.
Bales robert (sniper-goggles&night stalkermurder)VogelDenise
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was transported to Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas after being accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians. Bales served four combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past 10 years. He allegedly left his base in Afghanistan in the middle of the night and killed 16 people, mostly women and children. Bales faces 16 counts of murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.
USAs NONSENSE AND AIMLESS PEACE PLAN IN AFGHANISTANAgha A
FYI – A geo-political analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy in Afghanistan/South Asia. He pulls no punches in his opinion.
Similarly in the book I helped major Amin and Colonel Osinski put together it is stated:
…The very idea of USA talking to Taliban is naive...The Taliban do not represent the whole Afghanistan” (Amin, 2009). “The Taliban are politically rejected by nearly the entire non-Pashtun population (Figure 1). Even among the Pashtun they command polling support of less than 6%” (McCaffrey, 2009). “If any settlement has to be negotiated with them Afghanistan would have to be divided. What the Taliban signify is not acceptable to at least 50 % of Afghans...Any U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in totality would be a great U.S. strategic failure. Even if the USA withdraws it must retain bases because the Afghans respect B 52 s and fear Allah although I doubt the second assertion somewhat. U.S. or NATO withdrawal would lead to a renewed war between the Northern Alliance supported by Russia, India and Iran and the Good Taliban supported by Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. There would be no Taliban occupation of Kabul or Mazar (Figure 9). Although the Taliban may practice their brand of Islam at Kandahar and Ghazni Provinces in Afghanistan (Figure 5), the Afghan war would continue as long as the Indian - Pakistani issue is not decided militarily” (Amin 2009). Therein lays a major problem
The document provides background information on the rise of Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. It discusses key events that contributed to bin Laden's radicalization such as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. The document also examines how bin Laden used Islam to justify violence against the West and spread jihadist ideology. It summarizes bin Laden's impact post 9/11, though Al Qaeda continued attacks and new extremist groups like ISIS emerged who were influenced by bin Laden's message of anti-Western sentiment.
Published by The United States Army Garrison Humphreys Public Affairs Office in coordination with USAG Red Cloud, USAG Yongsan and USAG Daegu Public Affairs Offices
This Army newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of The Morning Calm are not necessarily official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, or Department of the Army. The editorial content of this biweekly publication is the responsibility of U.S. Army Garrisons in Korea. Circulation: 9,500
Printed by Pyeongtaek Culture Newspaper, a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Government, under exclusive written contract with the Contracting Command. The civilian printer is responsible for commercial advertising. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Army or Pyeongtaek Culture Newspaper of the products or service advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If an violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, the printer shall refuse to
print advertising from that source until the violation of the equal opportunity policy is corrected.
Submitting stories or photos to The Morning Calm Biweekly
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What will happen if the usa withdraws from afghanistan- a 2010 assessmentAgha A
This document outlines four hypothetical possibilities for what may happen if the US withdraws from Afghanistan:
Possibility Alpha involves retaining a buffer peacekeeping zone in Kabul and the Torkham Corridor with international forces acting as a "strategic fire brigade." Russian, Iranian, and Northern Alliance forces would also intervene.
Possibility Bravo has the US withdraw while retaining Kabul and Torkham but allowing unrest elsewhere. India would escalate against Pakistan to support the Northern Alliance.
Possibility Charlie involves a total US withdrawal with Russia, Iran, India intervening but civil war continuing as the Taliban occupies more territory.
Possibility Delta is a complete US pullout with only Russia, India intervening,
The Afghanistan War's greatest hits, compiled in the form of a yearbook. Please note that this is political satire, and that by virtue of this covering the Afghanistan war, it is more of a years-book than a yearbook.
The Afghanistan War's greatest hits, compiled in the form of a yearbook. Please note that this is political satire, and that by virtue of this covering the Afghanistan war, it is more of a years-book than a yearbook.
The CIA in Indonesia and the Secret War in Laos-Book ReviewsAgha A
This document provides a summary of a book review for the book "Feet to the Fire-CIA Covert Operations in Indonesia-1957-58". In 3 sentences:
The book provides great detail on how the CIA covertly intervened in Indonesia's politics in the late 1950s to destabilize the Sukarno regime and support dissident officers, but it lacks strategic analysis of why the intervention ultimately failed. The reviewer argues the book is strong on operational details but weak on analyzing the strategic failures in Washington's assessment. Overall it is an in-depth look at CIA operations in Indonesia but could have provided more critical analysis of why the grand plan failed.
Bales robert (sniper-goggles&night stalkermurder)VogelDenise
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales was transported to Fort Leavenworth military prison in Kansas after being accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians. Bales served four combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past 10 years. He allegedly left his base in Afghanistan in the middle of the night and killed 16 people, mostly women and children. Bales faces 16 counts of murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.
USAs NONSENSE AND AIMLESS PEACE PLAN IN AFGHANISTANAgha A
FYI – A geo-political analysis of U.S. Foreign Policy in Afghanistan/South Asia. He pulls no punches in his opinion.
Similarly in the book I helped major Amin and Colonel Osinski put together it is stated:
…The very idea of USA talking to Taliban is naive...The Taliban do not represent the whole Afghanistan” (Amin, 2009). “The Taliban are politically rejected by nearly the entire non-Pashtun population (Figure 1). Even among the Pashtun they command polling support of less than 6%” (McCaffrey, 2009). “If any settlement has to be negotiated with them Afghanistan would have to be divided. What the Taliban signify is not acceptable to at least 50 % of Afghans...Any U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in totality would be a great U.S. strategic failure. Even if the USA withdraws it must retain bases because the Afghans respect B 52 s and fear Allah although I doubt the second assertion somewhat. U.S. or NATO withdrawal would lead to a renewed war between the Northern Alliance supported by Russia, India and Iran and the Good Taliban supported by Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. There would be no Taliban occupation of Kabul or Mazar (Figure 9). Although the Taliban may practice their brand of Islam at Kandahar and Ghazni Provinces in Afghanistan (Figure 5), the Afghan war would continue as long as the Indian - Pakistani issue is not decided militarily” (Amin 2009). Therein lays a major problem
The document provides background information on the rise of Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. It discusses key events that contributed to bin Laden's radicalization such as the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. The document also examines how bin Laden used Islam to justify violence against the West and spread jihadist ideology. It summarizes bin Laden's impact post 9/11, though Al Qaeda continued attacks and new extremist groups like ISIS emerged who were influenced by bin Laden's message of anti-Western sentiment.
Published by The United States Army Garrison Humphreys Public Affairs Office in coordination with USAG Red Cloud, USAG Yongsan and USAG Daegu Public Affairs Offices
This Army newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense. Contents of The Morning Calm are not necessarily official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, or Department of the Army. The editorial content of this biweekly publication is the responsibility of U.S. Army Garrisons in Korea. Circulation: 9,500
Printed by Pyeongtaek Culture Newspaper, a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Government, under exclusive written contract with the Contracting Command. The civilian printer is responsible for commercial advertising. The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Army or Pyeongtaek Culture Newspaper of the products or service advertised. Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for purchase, use or patronage without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, physical handicap, political affiliation, or any other non-merit factor of the purchaser, user or patron. If an violation or rejection of this equal opportunity policy by an advertiser is confirmed, the printer shall refuse to
print advertising from that source until the violation of the equal opportunity policy is corrected.
Submitting stories or photos to The Morning Calm Biweekly
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What will happen if the usa withdraws from afghanistan- a 2010 assessmentAgha A
This document outlines four hypothetical possibilities for what may happen if the US withdraws from Afghanistan:
Possibility Alpha involves retaining a buffer peacekeeping zone in Kabul and the Torkham Corridor with international forces acting as a "strategic fire brigade." Russian, Iranian, and Northern Alliance forces would also intervene.
Possibility Bravo has the US withdraw while retaining Kabul and Torkham but allowing unrest elsewhere. India would escalate against Pakistan to support the Northern Alliance.
Possibility Charlie involves a total US withdrawal with Russia, Iran, India intervening but civil war continuing as the Taliban occupies more territory.
Possibility Delta is a complete US pullout with only Russia, India intervening,
Presidential Fight Club: If All 44 Presidents Fought Each Other One-On-One, W...Scott Rank
Historians love to argue over which president was the best. They rank them in such qualities as public persuasion, crisis leadership, moral authority, and administrative skills.
But an arguably much more important quality is a president’s fighting ability. How well could a president beat up another president? If there were, say, a tournament in which all 44 of them fought each other one-on-one, who would win?
To settle the issue once and for all, we charter the fighting abilities of all 44 presidents. Their skills are based on height, weight, military experience, and special abilities (boxing training, pain tolerance, psychological manipulation, etc.)
The CIA in Indonesia and the Secret War in LaosAgha A
This document provides a review of two books about covert CIA operations: one on operations in Indonesia in the 1950s, and one on operations against North Vietnam. The reviewer critiques the books for their lack of analysis of strategic failures by US leaders and decision-makers. They argue the books provide great operational details but fail to adequately assess why the larger covert campaigns ultimately failed due to lack of resolve by the US to destroy its adversaries. The reviewer draws parallels to later US failures in Afghanistan, arguing the same lack of strategic resolve and unwillingness to use unrestrained violence against enemies of the state undermined efforts.
1) The document discusses President Obama's strategic plans for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which include negotiating with Islamic fundamentalists and withdrawing troops from Iraq over 16 months.
2) Critics argue that negotiating with extremists who conducted 9/11 attacks will not work and that a premature withdrawal could lead to civil war and a power vacuum that destabilizes the region.
3) Supporters of continued military action believe it has helped make progress and prevented further terrorist attacks, and that withdrawing now could negate the efforts and lives lost to date.
- The relationship between the U.S. and China is increasingly tense as China's military and economic power grows. A recent encounter between U.S. and Chinese ships in the South China Sea nearly resulted in collision, highlighting rising tensions.
- Japan is responding to increased Chinese military activity by boosting its own defense spending and revising its security strategy to take a more active role in defense and diplomacy.
- South Korea also conducted military exercises in the East China Sea in response to China's newly declared air defense zone, signaling its rejection of China's claims and growing cooperation with Japan despite ongoing disputes between the two countries. Maintaining stability and cooperation in Northeast Asia is crucial given the region's economic and
Fergana as FATA - Central Asia after 2014Ted Donnelly
- The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in 2014 could have unintended consequences for stability in Central Asia, particularly in the strategically important Fergana Valley region.
- Without US support, Afghanistan could descend into civil war, allowing extremist groups to take control and use the country to train fighters and plan attacks. These groups could also destabilize neighboring countries.
- The article argues that the US needs a strategy for Central Asia, not just Afghanistan, as the two regions are strategically linked. Instability in Central Asia could undermine stability in Afghanistan and vice versa. The Fergana Valley is a potential strategic center of gravity that requires protection.
- President Obama announced that U.S. military and intelligence operatives had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, almost 10 years after 9/11. Bin Laden resisted and was shot in the head during a firefight at a large compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan where he had been hiding.
- Bin Laden's death marks a significant achievement for the U.S. in its efforts against al-Qaeda, but al-Qaeda is likely to continue its attacks. His death could motivate his followers or mark a turning point in the war in Afghanistan.
- Questions remain about how Bin Laden was able to hide in Pakistan so close to Islamabad for so long, and tensions with Pakistan may increase as a result of the
The document discusses the geopolitical motivations and impacts of the United States establishing new military bases around the world since the end of the Cold War. It argues that the US uses its military strength to establish spheres of influence and counter the rise of economic rivals like Europe and China. New bases have been established through wars in the Gulf, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, allowing the US to project power over regions with strategic resources like oil. However, maintaining global bases networks long-term risks overextension and increased anti-American sentiment.
Dwight d. eisenhower power point week 8Joey Martinez
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a five-star general who served as Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II. He planned and oversaw the D-Day invasion in 1944. After the war, Eisenhower served as Army Chief of Staff and president of Columbia University before being elected as the 34th U.S. president in 1952. As president, Eisenhower emphasized peace during the Cold War and a balanced budget while expanding programs like Social Security and launching the Interstate Highway System. Eisenhower was a brilliant military strategist and leader who made significant contributions both during and after World War II.
After bush, the case for continuity in american foreign policyMalath Alagha
This document discusses a book that argues for continuity in American foreign policy after George W. Bush leaves office. The authors contend that key aspects of Bush's foreign policy approach, known as the Bush Doctrine, will continue under new presidents due to forces within the international system and American politics. Specifically, they predict that successors will continue pursuing the war on terror with similar dedication as Bush. The book draws parallels between Bush and Harry Truman, noting both presidents faced unpopularity by the end of their terms but their foreign policy approaches endured beyond their presidencies.
The document provides a photographic overview of life in Afghanistan in March 2010, near the Persian New Year of Nowruz. It includes photos of celebrations in Kabul, a helicopter flying overhead, injured civilians from a roadside bomb. Other photos show US and Afghan military conducting patrols and battles with Taliban insurgents, as well as daily life including a rock band and men bathing at a hammam.
Pakistan’s EX ISI Chief on Future of Afghanistan and Afghan WarAgha A
General Ziauddin provides background on Afghanistan's geography and economy, noting its poor conditions and reliance on food aid. He discusses the country's internal dynamics, describing the influential roles of Maliks (tribal leaders), Warlords created by CIA funding to fight Soviets, and the Taliban. The document focuses on these three main political forces that continue shaping Afghanistan's unstable situation.
Three years with Grant - John Henry KraftGordon Kraft
1) The document describes the Battle of Champion Hill that took place on May 16, 1863 between Union forces led by Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces led by John C. Pemberton near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
2) It recounts Logan's division getting held up by Hovey's division at an intersection, frustrating Logan. Later, Hovey launched an initial successful attack on Pemberton's left but was then driven back in a Confederate counterattack.
3) Grant arrived as the battle began and helped stabilize the Union lines as Hovey retreated, directing reinforcements into place that stemmed the Confederate pursuit and allowed Hovey to reform and reengage. The battle lasted
The document discusses the history and current state of healthcare in Afghanistan. It notes that Afghanistan has faced constant invasions and conflicts over centuries, damaging its infrastructure and healthcare system. Currently, Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, low access to medical facilities especially in rural areas, and many preventable child deaths due to low immunization rates and a lack of resources. Rebuilding Afghanistan's healthcare system to provide adequate care nationwide is an ongoing challenge.
United States Claim: TALIBAN ALLEGEDLY KILLS NAVY SEAL SOLDIERSVogelDenise
United States Claim: TALIBAN ALLEGEDLY KILLS NAVY SEAL SOLDIERS
Appears United States Government may have PAID Taliban To Commit Such CRIMES To Silence These Navy Seals For Knowing The TRUTH about the MAY 1, 2011 LIES TOLD about Killing/Murdering Osama Bin Laden. Then killed the alleged Taliban insurgents to "CLEAN UP LOOSE ENDS!"
Provides information as to the REASONS why the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, JUDICIAL COMPLAINTS and CONGRESSIONAL COMPLAINTS Filed by Vogel Denise Newsome are being OBSTRUCTED from being PROSECUTED!
Garretson Resolution Group appears to be FRONTING Law Firm for United States President Barack Obama and Legal Counsel/Advisor (Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz) which has submitted a SLAPP Complaint to OneWebHosting.com in efforts of PREVENTING the PUBLIC/WORLD from knowing of its and President Barack Obama's ROLE in CONSPIRACIES leveled against Vogel Denise Newsome in EXPOSING the TRUTH behind the 911 DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS, COLLAPSE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY, EMPLOYMENT violations and other crimes of United States Government Officials. Information that United States President Barack Obama, The Garretson Resolution Group, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, and United States Congress, etc. do NOT want the PUBLIC/WORLD to see. Information of PUBLIC Interest!
Foreign spies are targeting U.S. troops in Korea by attempting to gather even routine information from soldiers. Intelligence authorities warn soldiers to be aware that spies may try to befriend them in bars or other locations to slowly gain intelligence over time. Soldiers are reminded to report any suspicious individuals. The article provides examples of types of routine information spies may seek and tactics they may use, such as offering money or taking compromising photos.
The document discusses the justness of the war on terror based on Just War Theory. It provides an overview of Just War Theory principles such as just ad bellum (right to go to war) and just in bello (right conduct within war). It then examines various US-led wars and operations following 9/11, such as the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and analyzes them in relation to Just War criteria. Key impacts discussed include human rights violations, effects on globalization, and implications for citizens in free vs. terrorist-designated nations.
The document provides an overview of the Korean War and Vietnam War. It discusses how the Korean War began as a conflict between North and South Korea but escalated when China and the US got involved. It also describes the US involvement in Vietnam starting in the 1950s as military advisors and later sending troops. The document highlights key events and leaders in both conflicts such as General MacArthur and Ho Chi Minh.
INTERPOL - Bringing The United States of America's Corrupt Officials To JusticeVogelDenise
The document discusses allegations of war crimes and cover-ups by the U.S. government. It claims photographs show U.S. officials were involved in terrorist attacks on 9/11 and in scandals like Abu Ghraib. It questions why Interpol and the UN have not investigated or charged U.S. officials. The document also discusses the roles of Jewish people in government, banking, and media, implying they are obstructing investigations into financial scandals and the country's debt.
050113 fax to judy clarke (boston marathon bombing) - armenianVogelDenise
Միացյալ Նահանգներ Ամերիկայի Սպիտակ տան եւ Կոնգրեսի փորձեց վարկաբեկել Whistleblower Էդվարդ Snowden, քանի որ նա մի «HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT:« Այնուամենայնիվ, այս High School dropout տրվել իսկապես լավ աշխատանք մուտքի պետական գրառումների / համակարգիչների Միացյալ Նահանգների հետ Ազգային անվտանգության գործակալության (NSA). Միայն High School Dropout ԱՌԱՆՑ լավ իմաստով, որ վերադառնալու է Միացյալ Նահանգներ Ամերիկայի եւ անմիտ բավարար վստահում ԱՄՆ - ի ԱՀԱԲԵԿՉՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՌԵԺԻՄԻ հաշվով կառավարության եւ դատական համակարգի Նայեք եւ տեսնել Ձեզ համար է www.slideshare.net/VogelDenise եւ www.vogeldenisenewsome.net ինչպես JUSTICE Միացյալ Նահանգների is a joke եւ կողմնակալության.
Տեսեք, թե ինչ է տեղի ունեցել: Ինչպես Whistleblower Bradley Manning. For ԷԴՈՒԱՐԴ SNOWDEN դա, ամենայն հավանականությամբ, կլինի DEATH / ՍՊԱՆՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ է ձեռքում է Միացյալ Նահանգների Ամերիկայի ԱՀԱԲԵԿՉՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՌԵԺԻՄՈՎ. Edward Snowden կարող է լինել ճշմարիտ High School Dropout եւ ցույց տալ իր տգիտությամբ, եթե նա ցանկանում է վստահել ԱՄՆ նախագահ Բարաք Օբամային, (այսինքն, թմրանյութերի մասին - Մարիխուանա / Pothead եւ crack Ծխող ...), Կոնգրեսի եւ դատական համակարգում, որը վերահսկվում է եւ վարում է հրեական սիոնիստների եւ նրանց Սպիտակ Supremacist գործընկերների, ինչպես նաեւ հացթուխ Donelson Bearman CALDWELL & Berkowitz. Edward Snowden պետք է հաշվել մինչեւ ծախսերը եւ համարվում դրա հետեւանքները առաջիկա Որոնում Նա կլիներ հաստատ եղել TRUE High School Dropout որ նա վստահում է Միացյալ Նահանգների Կոնգրեսը, ինչպես այդ տեղեկատվության առաջինը!
Newsome համարում շատ դժվար է, որ միջազգային կազմակերպությունների, ինչպիսիք են Միավորված ազգերի կազմակերպության (ՄԱԿ), Եվրոպական Միության (ԵՄ), Հյուսիս - ատլանտյան դաշինքի կազմակերպության (ՆԱՏՕ). : : տեղյակ չեն, որ Միացյալ Նահանգների Ամերիկայի ահաբեկչությունների եւ շատ լավ կարող է լինել կողմերի այնպիսի հանցավոր գործունե
Presidential Fight Club: If All 44 Presidents Fought Each Other One-On-One, W...Scott Rank
Historians love to argue over which president was the best. They rank them in such qualities as public persuasion, crisis leadership, moral authority, and administrative skills.
But an arguably much more important quality is a president’s fighting ability. How well could a president beat up another president? If there were, say, a tournament in which all 44 of them fought each other one-on-one, who would win?
To settle the issue once and for all, we charter the fighting abilities of all 44 presidents. Their skills are based on height, weight, military experience, and special abilities (boxing training, pain tolerance, psychological manipulation, etc.)
The CIA in Indonesia and the Secret War in LaosAgha A
This document provides a review of two books about covert CIA operations: one on operations in Indonesia in the 1950s, and one on operations against North Vietnam. The reviewer critiques the books for their lack of analysis of strategic failures by US leaders and decision-makers. They argue the books provide great operational details but fail to adequately assess why the larger covert campaigns ultimately failed due to lack of resolve by the US to destroy its adversaries. The reviewer draws parallels to later US failures in Afghanistan, arguing the same lack of strategic resolve and unwillingness to use unrestrained violence against enemies of the state undermined efforts.
1) The document discusses President Obama's strategic plans for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which include negotiating with Islamic fundamentalists and withdrawing troops from Iraq over 16 months.
2) Critics argue that negotiating with extremists who conducted 9/11 attacks will not work and that a premature withdrawal could lead to civil war and a power vacuum that destabilizes the region.
3) Supporters of continued military action believe it has helped make progress and prevented further terrorist attacks, and that withdrawing now could negate the efforts and lives lost to date.
- The relationship between the U.S. and China is increasingly tense as China's military and economic power grows. A recent encounter between U.S. and Chinese ships in the South China Sea nearly resulted in collision, highlighting rising tensions.
- Japan is responding to increased Chinese military activity by boosting its own defense spending and revising its security strategy to take a more active role in defense and diplomacy.
- South Korea also conducted military exercises in the East China Sea in response to China's newly declared air defense zone, signaling its rejection of China's claims and growing cooperation with Japan despite ongoing disputes between the two countries. Maintaining stability and cooperation in Northeast Asia is crucial given the region's economic and
Fergana as FATA - Central Asia after 2014Ted Donnelly
- The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in 2014 could have unintended consequences for stability in Central Asia, particularly in the strategically important Fergana Valley region.
- Without US support, Afghanistan could descend into civil war, allowing extremist groups to take control and use the country to train fighters and plan attacks. These groups could also destabilize neighboring countries.
- The article argues that the US needs a strategy for Central Asia, not just Afghanistan, as the two regions are strategically linked. Instability in Central Asia could undermine stability in Afghanistan and vice versa. The Fergana Valley is a potential strategic center of gravity that requires protection.
- President Obama announced that U.S. military and intelligence operatives had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, almost 10 years after 9/11. Bin Laden resisted and was shot in the head during a firefight at a large compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan where he had been hiding.
- Bin Laden's death marks a significant achievement for the U.S. in its efforts against al-Qaeda, but al-Qaeda is likely to continue its attacks. His death could motivate his followers or mark a turning point in the war in Afghanistan.
- Questions remain about how Bin Laden was able to hide in Pakistan so close to Islamabad for so long, and tensions with Pakistan may increase as a result of the
The document discusses the geopolitical motivations and impacts of the United States establishing new military bases around the world since the end of the Cold War. It argues that the US uses its military strength to establish spheres of influence and counter the rise of economic rivals like Europe and China. New bases have been established through wars in the Gulf, Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, allowing the US to project power over regions with strategic resources like oil. However, maintaining global bases networks long-term risks overextension and increased anti-American sentiment.
Dwight d. eisenhower power point week 8Joey Martinez
Dwight D. Eisenhower was a five-star general who served as Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II. He planned and oversaw the D-Day invasion in 1944. After the war, Eisenhower served as Army Chief of Staff and president of Columbia University before being elected as the 34th U.S. president in 1952. As president, Eisenhower emphasized peace during the Cold War and a balanced budget while expanding programs like Social Security and launching the Interstate Highway System. Eisenhower was a brilliant military strategist and leader who made significant contributions both during and after World War II.
After bush, the case for continuity in american foreign policyMalath Alagha
This document discusses a book that argues for continuity in American foreign policy after George W. Bush leaves office. The authors contend that key aspects of Bush's foreign policy approach, known as the Bush Doctrine, will continue under new presidents due to forces within the international system and American politics. Specifically, they predict that successors will continue pursuing the war on terror with similar dedication as Bush. The book draws parallels between Bush and Harry Truman, noting both presidents faced unpopularity by the end of their terms but their foreign policy approaches endured beyond their presidencies.
The document provides a photographic overview of life in Afghanistan in March 2010, near the Persian New Year of Nowruz. It includes photos of celebrations in Kabul, a helicopter flying overhead, injured civilians from a roadside bomb. Other photos show US and Afghan military conducting patrols and battles with Taliban insurgents, as well as daily life including a rock band and men bathing at a hammam.
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General Ziauddin provides background on Afghanistan's geography and economy, noting its poor conditions and reliance on food aid. He discusses the country's internal dynamics, describing the influential roles of Maliks (tribal leaders), Warlords created by CIA funding to fight Soviets, and the Taliban. The document focuses on these three main political forces that continue shaping Afghanistan's unstable situation.
Three years with Grant - John Henry KraftGordon Kraft
1) The document describes the Battle of Champion Hill that took place on May 16, 1863 between Union forces led by Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces led by John C. Pemberton near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
2) It recounts Logan's division getting held up by Hovey's division at an intersection, frustrating Logan. Later, Hovey launched an initial successful attack on Pemberton's left but was then driven back in a Confederate counterattack.
3) Grant arrived as the battle began and helped stabilize the Union lines as Hovey retreated, directing reinforcements into place that stemmed the Confederate pursuit and allowed Hovey to reform and reengage. The battle lasted
The document discusses the history and current state of healthcare in Afghanistan. It notes that Afghanistan has faced constant invasions and conflicts over centuries, damaging its infrastructure and healthcare system. Currently, Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, low access to medical facilities especially in rural areas, and many preventable child deaths due to low immunization rates and a lack of resources. Rebuilding Afghanistan's healthcare system to provide adequate care nationwide is an ongoing challenge.
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United States Claim: TALIBAN ALLEGEDLY KILLS NAVY SEAL SOLDIERS
Appears United States Government may have PAID Taliban To Commit Such CRIMES To Silence These Navy Seals For Knowing The TRUTH about the MAY 1, 2011 LIES TOLD about Killing/Murdering Osama Bin Laden. Then killed the alleged Taliban insurgents to "CLEAN UP LOOSE ENDS!"
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Garretson Resolution Group appears to be FRONTING Law Firm for United States President Barack Obama and Legal Counsel/Advisor (Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz) which has submitted a SLAPP Complaint to OneWebHosting.com in efforts of PREVENTING the PUBLIC/WORLD from knowing of its and President Barack Obama's ROLE in CONSPIRACIES leveled against Vogel Denise Newsome in EXPOSING the TRUTH behind the 911 DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS, COLLAPSE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY, EMPLOYMENT violations and other crimes of United States Government Officials. Information that United States President Barack Obama, The Garretson Resolution Group, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, and United States Congress, etc. do NOT want the PUBLIC/WORLD to see. Information of PUBLIC Interest!
Foreign spies are targeting U.S. troops in Korea by attempting to gather even routine information from soldiers. Intelligence authorities warn soldiers to be aware that spies may try to befriend them in bars or other locations to slowly gain intelligence over time. Soldiers are reminded to report any suspicious individuals. The article provides examples of types of routine information spies may seek and tactics they may use, such as offering money or taking compromising photos.
The document discusses the justness of the war on terror based on Just War Theory. It provides an overview of Just War Theory principles such as just ad bellum (right to go to war) and just in bello (right conduct within war). It then examines various US-led wars and operations following 9/11, such as the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and analyzes them in relation to Just War criteria. Key impacts discussed include human rights violations, effects on globalization, and implications for citizens in free vs. terrorist-designated nations.
The document provides an overview of the Korean War and Vietnam War. It discusses how the Korean War began as a conflict between North and South Korea but escalated when China and the US got involved. It also describes the US involvement in Vietnam starting in the 1950s as military advisors and later sending troops. The document highlights key events and leaders in both conflicts such as General MacArthur and Ho Chi Minh.
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The document discusses allegations of war crimes and cover-ups by the U.S. government. It claims photographs show U.S. officials were involved in terrorist attacks on 9/11 and in scandals like Abu Ghraib. It questions why Interpol and the UN have not investigated or charged U.S. officials. The document also discusses the roles of Jewish people in government, banking, and media, implying they are obstructing investigations into financial scandals and the country's debt.
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Միացյալ Նահանգներ Ամերիկայի Սպիտակ տան եւ Կոնգրեսի փորձեց վարկաբեկել Whistleblower Էդվարդ Snowden, քանի որ նա մի «HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT:« Այնուամենայնիվ, այս High School dropout տրվել իսկապես լավ աշխատանք մուտքի պետական գրառումների / համակարգիչների Միացյալ Նահանգների հետ Ազգային անվտանգության գործակալության (NSA). Միայն High School Dropout ԱՌԱՆՑ լավ իմաստով, որ վերադառնալու է Միացյալ Նահանգներ Ամերիկայի եւ անմիտ բավարար վստահում ԱՄՆ - ի ԱՀԱԲԵԿՉՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՌԵԺԻՄԻ հաշվով կառավարության եւ դատական համակարգի Նայեք եւ տեսնել Ձեզ համար է www.slideshare.net/VogelDenise եւ www.vogeldenisenewsome.net ինչպես JUSTICE Միացյալ Նահանգների is a joke եւ կողմնակալության.
Տեսեք, թե ինչ է տեղի ունեցել: Ինչպես Whistleblower Bradley Manning. For ԷԴՈՒԱՐԴ SNOWDEN դա, ամենայն հավանականությամբ, կլինի DEATH / ՍՊԱՆՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ է ձեռքում է Միացյալ Նահանգների Ամերիկայի ԱՀԱԲԵԿՉՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՌԵԺԻՄՈՎ. Edward Snowden կարող է լինել ճշմարիտ High School Dropout եւ ցույց տալ իր տգիտությամբ, եթե նա ցանկանում է վստահել ԱՄՆ նախագահ Բարաք Օբամային, (այսինքն, թմրանյութերի մասին - Մարիխուանա / Pothead եւ crack Ծխող ...), Կոնգրեսի եւ դատական համակարգում, որը վերահսկվում է եւ վարում է հրեական սիոնիստների եւ նրանց Սպիտակ Supremacist գործընկերների, ինչպես նաեւ հացթուխ Donelson Bearman CALDWELL & Berkowitz. Edward Snowden պետք է հաշվել մինչեւ ծախսերը եւ համարվում դրա հետեւանքները առաջիկա Որոնում Նա կլիներ հաստատ եղել TRUE High School Dropout որ նա վստահում է Միացյալ Նահանգների Կոնգրեսը, ինչպես այդ տեղեկատվության առաջինը!
Newsome համարում շատ դժվար է, որ միջազգային կազմակերպությունների, ինչպիսիք են Միավորված ազգերի կազմակերպության (ՄԱԿ), Եվրոպական Միության (ԵՄ), Հյուսիս - ատլանտյան դաշինքի կազմակերպության (ՆԱՏՕ). : : տեղյակ չեն, որ Միացյալ Նահանգների Ամերիկայի ահաբեկչությունների եւ շատ լավ կարող է լինել կողմերի այնպիսի հանցավոր գործունե
무지하게 BLACK-미국에 의존 즉 SLAVEMASTERS를 공격하고 서로를 파괴하는 그들이이 다시 웃음 앉아있는 동안 - 썸의 EEOC 불만 및 조사 (들)을 통해 첫 번째 유산 신용 LLC 등의 기업이 일상 업무에서 윌리 린치의 방법을 사용하는 방법을 참조하십시오 어리석은 BLACK-미국인!
02/09/15 PUBLIC RELEASE EEOC CHARGE 반대 1ST HERITAGE 신용은 - 미국의 체계적인 인종 차별 테러의 미국보고 사도 행전 - 시계와 참조 방법 버락 오바마 대통령, 미국 의회를 따라 서구와의 법률 고문 베이커 Donelson Bearman과 콜드웰 & 버 코위 츠 / 유태인 / 유럽 연합군 은폐하기 위해 그들의 범죄와 시민 불의를 작동합니다!
당신은 윌리 린치를 들어 본 적이 있습니까? 당신은 실제로 윌리 린치를 본 적이 있습니까?아프리카 계 미국인 교육을 받고처럼 아무것도 없습니다.
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This magazine cover targets 10-15 year olds. It uses bright, fun colors like pink and features many male artists to attract its primarily female audience. The cover is cluttered with images and text scattered across the page rather than following traditional layout rules, mirroring how busy a teenager's life may feel. The main cover line anchors with an image of singer Shayne Ward, drawing the most attention to promote his story inside.
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A DESPERATE ADMINISTRATION/GOVERNMENT ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE
This document will be TRANSLATED in MULTIPLE Languages for viewing. Please be patient with us because we are still under attack by the United States of America's CORRUPT Terrorist Regime that is trying to keep the PUBLIC/WORLD from getting this information.
Offshore Company Registration - The Procedure and the Benefitsnoseyjake
An offshore company is a company registered outside the country of residence of its owners. Forming an offshore company allows businesses to take advantage of favorable laws and regulations in other jurisdictions. The main benefits of establishing an offshore company include favorable trading conditions, greater privacy and asset protection, lower taxes, and more flexible business laws. Properly researching and selecting a suitable jurisdiction is important. The company registration process involves selecting a jurisdiction, contacting authorities, submitting required paperwork and documentation, and paying registration fees. Consulting with an offshore company formation expert can help navigate the process successfully.
The document discusses key principles of effective web design for customer engagement including retention, yielding and acceptance, comprehension and perception, and attention. It notes that content needs to be displayed long enough for users to process it and that different tactics are needed to convince various consumer types to accept information. Finally, it lists the three most effective design elements for attracting attention as plain text, faces, and cleavage.
Writing was invented over 5,000 years ago in southern Mesopotamia as a way for the Mesopotamians to record various types of information such as records of crops and taxes using pictograms drawn on clay tablets; this early form of writing evolved into a wedge-shaped script called cuneiform that represented signs like barley, head, bird, ox, and tree and helped the Mesopotamians communicate and record important information which changed their lives and ultimately led to the development of modern writing systems.
The Filipino music industry is currently dominated by foreign music. The top 20 songs on the MYX Hit Chart from April 2012 only featured 4 Filipino artists. Filipino youth also prefer the works of international artists, with 3-4 of their top 5 favorite artists usually being foreign. Based on 2011 sales data, the top-selling albums in the Philippines were also predominantly from international artists such as Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, and Taylor Swift rather than Filipino artists. There is a call to revive the "glory days" of original Philippine music (OPM) by promoting more local artists.
BYOD stands for Bring Your Own Device. It refers to staff bringing their own devices to work, instead of working on the computer provided by the organization.
BYOD can have its benefits and challenges. It also raises a lot of questions.
- Does your nonprofit have a BYOD policy?
- Does your organization help staff configure their personal devices to use for work?
- How does BYOD affect your organization’s data?
In this webinar Johan Hammerstrom, COO, discussed how nonprofits can prepare for BYOD, leverage the strengths and minimize the challenges.
This template contains Venezuela’s flag and you can download this template for business relations with Venezuela or chamber of commerce on Venezuela. The template is also good for sports in Venezuela as well as business events or congresses. This Venezuela Powerpoint Template is a free template for PowerPoint that you can use to decorate your presentations about Venezuela businesses or public relations.
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KINI dokumento ka draft SA dokumento (S) giandam kay hubad: CONGRATULATIONS SA EHIPTO SA nagpakita sa SA KALIBOTAN UNSAON demokrasya IS kuno sa pagtrabaho pinaagi sa rebolusyonaryong proseso ug OVERTHROWING teroristang rehimen - lang GIINGON "DILI" SA bilyon nga dolyares DUGO MONIES ANG Tinipong Bansa sa America ANG pagbayad SA PADAYON NIINI teroristang selula nakagamot sa Middle East ug sa kagubot!
Kay sa mga tawo nga mahimo nga lang mosalmot kanato diha sa mosunod nga mga sa Trayvon Martin nga butang ug ingon man ang uban pang mga RACIST / White SUPREMACIST Buhat nga naglambigit sa Estados Unidos sa Amerika sa gobyerno, Unta, ang mga mosunod nga impormasyon ang-ula sa dugang nga kahayag sa ibabaw sa Criminal nga kinaiya ug korapsyon sa TOP / KEY opisyal sa Estados Unidos sa Amerika sa teroristang rehimen nga makita nga gipangulohan sa mga pribado nga Balaod nga Lig-on Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz - ie Ang tambag alang sa Executive Branch / Presidente Barack Obama / Hillary & Bill Clinton / George W. Bush & George HW Bush. . ., Ang legislative mga miyembro sa branch, ang judicial BRANC / Korte Suprema sa Estados Unidos ug daghan pa sa iyang RACIST kakunsabo / terorista cells. Sama nga kini makita sa Estados Unidos sa Amerika sa teroristang rehimen nga diha sa luyo sa mga tigbayon sa mga igsoon nga mga lalaki (DZHOKHAR ug TAMERLAN TSARNAEV) alang sa Boston marathon pagpamomba ug dayon ang katugnaw BLOODED pagpatay sa DZHOKHAR diha sa mga paningkamot sa HAPIN-UP ang ilang mga RACIST mga buhat sa pag-PADAYON KANILA GIKAN -istorya, ang George Zimmerman butang kini makita naglakip sa usa sa Estados Unidos sa Amerika sa teroristang rehimen nga trainees! Kami naglaum nga nga ikaw makit-an niini nga dokumento sa edukasyon ug sa kasayuran ug moagi nga kana sa ngadto sa uban sa ingon nga sila nahibalo kon unsay na sa NGANONG kini mao ang IMPORTANTENG sa pagkuha sa Estados Unidos sa Amerika OUT of Foreign Affairs!
Kita gusto usab sa paggamit sa mga TRAYVON Martin Trial sa SUPPORT SA UNSANG PAAGI sa Estados Unidos sa Amerika ni Presidente Barack Obama ug ang iyang Legal Team WITH sa suporta sa KONGRESO naggamit sa GOBYERNO KAPANGUHAAN - ie ingon nga kini makita sila sa gibuhat sa domestic terorista pag-atake niadtong Septyembre 11, 2001, September 11, 2012 Benghazi pag-atake, April 15, 2013 Boston marathon pagpamomba. . . - Sa pagsugod sa gubat alang sa mga KATUYUAN sa pagbansay sa ilang mga White SUPREMACIST PROTÉGÉS / sa mga miyembro:
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Shark Tank Jargon | Operational ProfitabilityTheUnitedIndian
Don't let fancy business words confuse you! This blog is your cheat sheet to understanding the Shark Tank Jargon. We'll translate all the confusing terms like "valuation" (how much the company is worth) and "royalty" (a fee for using someone's idea). You'll be swimming with the Sharks like a pro in no time!
लालू यादव की जीवनी LALU PRASAD YADAV BIOGRAPHYVoterMood
Discover the life and times of Lalu Prasad Yadav with a comprehensive biography in Hindi. Learn about his early days, rise in politics, controversies, and contribution.
Christian persecution in Islamic countries has intensified, with alarming incidents of violence, discrimination, and intolerance. This article highlights recent attacks in Nigeria, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq, exposing the multifaceted challenges faced by Christian communities. Despite the severity of these atrocities, the Western world's response remains muted due to political, economic, and social considerations. The urgent need for international intervention is underscored, emphasizing that without substantial support, the future of Christianity in these regions is at grave risk.
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Federal Authorities Urge Vigilance Amid Bird Flu Outbreak | The Lifesciences ...The Lifesciences Magazine
Federal authorities have advised the public to remain vigilant but calm in response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.
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projet de traité négocié à Istanbul (anglais).pdfEdouardHusson
Ceci est le projet de traité qui avait été négocié entre Russes et Ukrainiens à Istanbul en mars 2022, avant que les Etats-Unis et la Grande-Bretagne ne détournent Kiev de signer.
#WenguiGuo#WashingtonFarm Guo Wengui Wolf son ambition exposed to open a far...rittaajmal71
Since fleeing to the United States in 2014, Guo Wengui has founded a number of projects in the United States, such as GTV Media Group, GTV private equity, farm loan project, G Club Operations Co., LTD., and Himalaya Exchange.
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केरल उच्च न्यायालय ने 11 जून, 2024 को मंडला पूजा में भाग लेने की अनुमति मांगने वाली 10 वर्षीय लड़की की रिट याचिका को खारिज कर दिया, जिसमें सर्वोच्च न्यायालय की एक बड़ी पीठ के समक्ष इस मुद्दे की लंबित प्रकृति पर जोर दिया गया। यह आदेश न्यायमूर्ति अनिल के. नरेंद्रन और न्यायमूर्ति हरिशंकर वी. मेनन की खंडपीठ द्वारा पारित किया गया
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The triage commander: Gen. John Allen hastily
transforming U.S. mission in Afghanistan
By Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Published: May 12
GELAN, Afghanistan — Standing in a plywood-walled command post before Gen. John R. Allen, the
supreme allied commander in Afghanistan, the nervous-but-earnest young lieutenant cast his platoon’s
task for the day in the grand terms of counterinsurgency strategy — the American military’s wartime
playbook for the past several years. The goal of the platoon’s walk through a bazaar and meetings with
village leaders, the lieutenant said, was for the Afghan government to be “seen as an effective governing
body that gains legitimacy with the local population.”
Such ambition used to elicit enthusiastic praise from visiting generals. Not anymore.
“How are you going to create that as an end state?” Allen asked, making no effort to mask his deep
skepticism.
Faced with an order from President Obama to withdraw 23,000 troops by the end of the summer, and the
prospect of further reductions next year, Allen is hastily transforming the U.S. military mission in
Afghanistan. Instead of trying to continue large U.S. counterinsurgency operations for as long as he can,
he is accelerating a handover of responsibility to Afghan security forces. He plans to order American
and NATO troops to push Afghans into the lead across much of the country this summer, even in
insurgent-ridden places that had not been candidates for an early transfer.
“My instruction to my commanders is to get the [Afghans] into the fight,” Allen said in an interview.
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“The sooner I can get them there, while I still have the time and the combat power, the more I can catch
them if they fall.”
Here in Ghazni province, where American forces will mount the last major offensive of the decade-long
war over the next few months, he is narrowing long-held U.S. goals. Instead of trying to reform the
Afghan government, protect the civilian population and conduct security operations until Afghan forces
are ready to take over — all of which Americans sought to do as recently as last year — a newly arrived
brigade from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division plans to spend the summer attacking Taliban
redoubts before departing in mid-September, regardless of whether Afghan soldiers are capable of
holding their own.
Six other American generals have taken turns commanding the war since 2002, and each sought to strike
a decisive blow against the Taliban. Stanley McChrystal used a 30,000-troop surge to conduct intensive
counterinsurgency operations across the south. David Petraeus, who succeeded him, increased the
frequency of nighttime operations against Taliban commanders. But it is the silver-haired Allen, widely
regarded in the military as one of the sharpest strategic thinkers in a four-star uniform, who may have
the greatest impact on Afghanistan’s future — and America’s legacy in the strife-torn nation.
Unlike his predecessors, who had the luxury of troops and money, he has been forced to triage. He has
narrowed targets for the development of local government, the pursuit of graft and the development of
the country’s economy. His pragmatic focus is on the one prerequisite for America to head to the exits,
as defined by the White House: Afghan security forces that are strong enough to keep the Taliban, which
continues to enjoy sanctuary in neighboring Pakistan, from toppling the Kabul government. Although
much of the Afghan army remains raggedy, with weak leadership and persistent supply shortages, he is
betting that shifting responsibility sooner will increase the odds that Afghans will be able to stand their
ground once the U.S. presence shrinks.
Allen’s approach has disquieted some on Capitol Hill and in the Pentagon, but the general’s plan has
found favor among Obama and many of his top advisers, in part because the aggressive shift of
responsibility to the Afghans could make it easier for the president to withdraw additional U.S. troops
next year. For the first time since Obama became president, White House aides have ceased complaining
about the military command in Kabul.
Obama has offered a degree of praise for Allen that never was accorded to his predecessors. When
Obama and Allen walked out of a lunch in the White House earlier this year, the president put his arm
around the general, according to administration and military officials. “John Allen is my man,” Obama
said to staffers waiting in an anteroom.
But the improved relationship hasn’t made Allen’s job any easier. His to-do list over the next several
months is more complex than any previous commander in Kabul: He has to remove 23,000 troops —
shuttering bases and reallocating supplies — during the peak summertime fighting season, while also
accelerating the training of Afghan forces, deploying new teams of U.S. advisers to assist Afghan
troops, and negotiating the terms of an enduring U.S. military presence with President Hamid Karzai’s
government.
“John Allen faces an unprecedented challenge,” said retired lieutenant general David Barno, the top U.S.
commander in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005. “He’s fighting a full-up insurgency at the same time he’s
withdrawing forces and changing the mission. It’s an immense task.”
Allen’s predicament has no equivalent in modern American warfare.
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In Iraq, U.S. troops departed in a far less violent environment. In Vietnam, Creighton Abrams, the
general who presided over America’s withdrawal, had more troops at his disposal and more time to
transfer responsibility to local forces.
By the early 1970s, according to historian Lewis Sorley, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van
Thieu’s government was more effective, and the country’s army was more competent, than Karzai’s
administration and the Afghan security forces are today. Allen “has a much more difficult job,” said
Sorley, the author of “A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America’s Last
Years in Vietnam.”
Allen, 58, is an avid reader of military histories and sees the Vietnam analogies — the insurgent safe
havens across a national border, the plummeting public support back home — but he is studying a
different withdrawal: that of the Soviets from Afghanistan in 1989.
“We’re fighting on the same ground,” he noted.
Afghanistan’s Communist government remained in power through the pullout, falling only three years
later, after the Soviet Union collapsed and its economic aid to Kabul ended. To Allen, that fact argues
for sustained American assistance to Afghanistan, particularly to pay for its army and police, which will
grow to a combined strength of 352,000 this year.
The annual price tag will be about $4 billion, a staggering cost, but far cheaper than the $100 billion
annual tab to keep 100,000 American troops on Afghan soil. He and Obama plan to make the case for
NATO to help foot the bill, and provide other long-term support to Afghanistan, during the alliance’s
annual summit in Chicago next weekend.
Allen blazed an unconventional path to the wood-paneled commander’s office in Kabul. A native of
Warrenton, Va., he attended the Flint Hill School in Oakton. He decided to apply to the U.S. Naval
Academy after hearing his father, a Navy radio man who served aboard a destroyer that was torpedoed
by a German U-boat in 1941, share tales of naval heroism.
Although Allen would go on to lead a Marine infantry company and a battalion, he never had sole
command of a division-sized unit — a standard prerequisite to become a four-star wartime commander.
Instead, his career has been filled with unusual accomplishments: He won a coveted leadership award
given to only one Marine captain each year, and he became the first Marine to serve as the commandant
of midshipmen at the Naval Academy.
He spent two years in Iraq’s Anbar province, but his focus was not on day-to-day operations; he
spearheaded an effort to reach out to Sunni tribal sheiks and persuade them to stand against al-Qaeda
militants — a shift that helped turn the course of the war in western Iraq.
He eventually became the deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command, where his portfolio focused
largely on Iran. The job afforded him the opportunity to brief Obama, who grew impressed by the
general’s analyses. When Obama appointed the previous commander in Kabul, Petraeus, to head the
CIA, Allen was said to be a shoo-in for the post. To end America’s longest war, administration officials
said, the president wanted someone with fresh ideas in Kabul.
Put aside the uniform and the 6-foot-tall Allen is more professor and Southern gentleman than hard-
bitten Marine general. He is unfailingly polite and prone to measured locution. He devours tomes of
military history while others are in bed — he sleeps only about four hours a night — and he sets aside
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several hours each week “to think about big ideas.”
When he was a brigadier general, he told Naval Academy students in a letter that he had been
profoundly affected by reading classic military historians, among them Stephen Ambrose, John Keegan
and Barbara Tuchman. “If my house were on fire and we were all running for our lives,” he wrote, “I
would first save my family, and then all my volumes by these writers.”
He has not yet informed Obama, who has indicated that he wants to keep withdrawing forces next year,
how many troops he believes should stay in Afghanistan through 2013, but he is not digging in his boots
to maintain all of the 68,000 troops that will remain after the current drawdown phase is completed at
the end of September.
By the end of the year, he predicted, “we could find that the operational environment for ’13 could be
pretty significantly different,” although he said he will still need Special Operations forces, trainers for
the Afghan troops and some conventional units to operate in areas not yet ready for transfer to Afghan
control.
It is a very different method from that taken by Petraeus, who sought to push Obama, during war cabinet
discussions in 2011, to delay the drawdown until the end of this year so that U.S. forces could continue
large-scale counterinsurgency missions. Petraeus failed. But Allen did manage to persuade Obama, in
private discussions, not to announce any additional troop cuts until he provides a range of options to the
White House in late fall.
To those in the two-story yellow building that houses the NATO headquarters in Kabul, Allen’s
approach to the troop reductions reflects his leadership style.
Under Petraeus, “it was much more of a one-man show. There was much less oxygen for debate,” said a
senior NATO official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the two generals. “John
Allen listens a lot more carefully to what people are saying to him.”
When Allen arrived in Kabul last July, the U.S. and NATO war plan called for a gradual transition of
territory to Afghan control by the end of 2014, the point at which NATO’s combat mission will end.
Based on the assumption that the United States would maintain substantial combat power in the country
until then, the strategy envisaged the most violent, Taliban-saturated places to be handed over last,
allowing U.S. troops maximum time to conduct counterinsurgency operations.
To Allen, that plan didn’t reflect the new reality in Afghanistan — or Washington. Afghan military
leaders wanted to assume more responsibility, and it seemed unlikely Obama would be willing to
forestall additional drawdowns until 2014. As Allen chewed through his options, he concluded that he
needed to upend the strategy: Instead of waiting until the very end to transition the toughest places, he
would “front-load risk” and allow Afghans to take charge of those areas sooner.
The next set of districts and provinces to be transitioned to Afghan control will be announced in the
coming weeks and it will contain several areas — including districts around the city of Kandahar—that
remain insurgent battlegrounds. By handing off violent areas sooner, Allen said, it will thrust Afghans
into a lead role while the U.S. military still has enough forces to come to their rescue, if needed. And it
means that the final two rounds of transition will be far less challenging.
“I seek as much as I can to mitigate risk,” he said.
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The accelerated transition comes with a cost. The original plan involved waiting until not just security
had improved but local governments had been established and economic development had commenced.
The new approach essentially jettisons governance and development goals. “The time scale for their
delivery is not the same scale we’re working on for the security transition,” the senior NATO official
said.
The 82nd Airborne’s upcoming Ghazni operation also reflects the new American way of war in
Afghanistan. Soon after Obama took office in 2009, U.S. commanders vowed they wouldn’t transition
areas to Afghan control until coalition forces had cleared those places of insurgents, held that ground
and then built a functioning government and economy. But the newly arrived brigade will spend only
five months on the ground; its soldiers must leave Afghanistan before the Sept. 30 drawdown deadline.
“We’re going straight from clear to transition,” one of Allen’s subordinate generals said, speaking on the
condition of anonymity. “This is the last real glass-breaker where we exert our will. But then it’ll be up
to the Afghans.”
Allen doesn’t intend to let the Afghan army fend for itself. Each battalion will have a small team of U.S.
or NATO advisers who can summon air and artillery strikes, provide intelligence from drones, defuse
roadside bombs and request medical evacuations. But U.S. military officials believe the Afghan army
still has a long way to go before it can operate at top form, even with mentors. Only 18 of the country’s
293 battalions have been deemed by the Americans to be capable of independent operations with
coalition advisers.
Some battalions have been plagued by poor leadership and weak morale. Others have been hindered by
basic logistical challenges. When Allen visited the forward operating base in Qara Bagh, he asked about
the status of the Afghan army battalion in the area. He was told that it had 100 percent of its assigned
personnel, but the unit had only six working Humvees of the 28 it had been assigned. The problem was
maddeningly simple: Nobody in the battalion had requisitioned the necessary spare parts from the
supply depot.
The fast handover to Afghan forces is but one reminder of America’s diminished ambition. His other
principal challenge is figuring out how to remove 23,000 troops by September. About 10,000 of them
will be Marines from Helmand province, where violence has dropped significantly since the United
States commenced large counterinsurgency operations in mid-2009; the rest will have to come from
other parts of the country that are far less secure. For Allen and his top deputies, it is a process of trade-
offs, of least-worst options. There are no good answers, even with their plan to hand off more
responsibility to the Afghans.
“Petraeus had all the fun of building it up,” said Simon Gass, a British diplomat who serves as NATO’s
senior civilian representative in Afghanistan. “John Allen has all the challenges of tearing it down.”
Late in the evening of April 25, Allen received a nightly summary of casualties across the country. The
tally from southern Afghanistan was unusually high: two killed in action and 16 more wounded, several
of them seriously, over the previous 24 hours. Allen decided to cancel his meetings the next morning
and head to Kandahar.
He would spend just 30 minutes there, all of it at the base hospital, walking from bed to bed in the
intensive care unit, bending over the wounded and putting his hand on their head or shoulder, and
whispering words of encouragement.
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Thank you for all you have done.
Take care of yourself.
You’re one tough guy.
Then he pressed a gold-rimmed commemorative coin in their palms.
“Every one of these counts in a big way to me,” Allen said a few days later. “On that morning, that was
where I needed to be.”
Allen is painfully aware that two-thirds of Americans no longer believe the Afghan war is worth
fighting. He had hoped that his testimony before the House and Senate armed services committees in
early April would help change minds, but “it didn’t penetrate.”
He recognizes that his war has far more modest goals than some of his predecessors envisioned. But it is
not a hasty run to the exits. It is, he hopes, withdrawal and transition with honor — a decent ending to a
long, grueling conflict that has claimed almost 2,000 American lives and left thousands more with
severe, permanent injuries.
“I can’t spend a lot of time worrying about the numbers at home,” he said. “I’ve got to focus on the
mission.”
Allen is convinced that his campaign ultimately will be successful, even if it may not appear to be a
clear-cut victory. But, he cautioned, “it’s going to be hard as hell.”
Allen assumed his days would be consumed with the Afghan handover and the drawdown, not to
mention all of the other chores has predecessors faced — the meetings with congressional delegations
and defense ministers from 50 coalition nations, the regular sessions with Karzai and his security
ministers, and the vexing problem of insurgent sanctuaries in Pakistan.
What he didn’t count on were what his staff calls “meteor strikes”: the release of a video showing
Marines urinating on Taliban corpses; the burning of Korans at a giant U.S. base outside Kabul; and an
Army sergeant’s allegedly murderous rampage near Kandahar. Each has thrown Allen and his staff for a
loop, consuming hundreds of hours of time that could have been devoted to other tasks. And they have
complicated his relationship with Karzai, increasing Afghan leverage in negotiations over restrictions on
nighttime raids and a transfer of prisoners to Afghan control.
Those who have attended meetings between Allen and Karzai said the general has sought to strike a
polite but firm tone in the face of the president’s anger, navigating a middle ground between
McChrystal’s deference to the Afghan leader and Petraeus’s forcefulness. “Allen has exercised an
approach of astonishing patience under provocation,” a senior Western diplomat in Kabul said.
After Karzai complained about “twin demons” in his country, referring to the Taliban and international
forces, Allen wanted to fire back. But he forced himself to seethe quietly in the presidential palace.
Then, when he returned to Washington, he made clear how he felt: “I reject the equivalence of our
forces with the Taliban,” he told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
“I’ll take it to a point,” he said over dinner in Kabul, “but I won’t take it to a fault.”
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When Allen traveled to Ghazni, he had lunch with a dozen junior officers from the 82nd Airborne’s 1st
Brigade. Instead of exhorting them to make the most of the last major U.S. operation of the war —
telling them that the next several months would be America’s final chance to flush the Taliban from the
province’s 7,000-foot plains — the general launched into a lecture about small-unit leadership.
“I need for our standards to be inviolate. We all know what’s right,” he said as the lieutenants and
captains ate roast beef and noodles from Styrofoam containers. “This war can be lost without the
Taliban winning. We have to win this morally as well as tactically and operationally.
“We want them to miss us because we were special to them. We don’t want them wiping their brows
and saying, ‘Thank God they’re gone.’”
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