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McChrystal’s Conundrum

by Justin Raimondo | Sep 23, 2009

Is the Afghan war already lost? Well, not quite, says the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, but almost: "Failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near-term (next 12 months) – while Afghan security capacity matures – risks an outcome...

Last Exit Before Quagmire

by William S. Lind | Sep 23, 2009

The Washington Post yesterday made available an unclassified version of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's long-awaited report on the war in Afghanistan. Politically, the report is bold, in that it acknowledges the enemy has the initiative and we have been fighting the war –...