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Unity of Effort: Key to Success in Afghanistan

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By Christopher J. Lamb (au); Martin Cinnamond (au)
Year: 2009
Pages: 12
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1437924204

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The Obama admin. is debating alternatives to the population-centric counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan that it unveiled in March 2009. Lack of progress in Afghanistan is due more to international donors and forces working at cross purposes, and unilaterally instead of with Afghans, than to insufficient resources. Some opponents of Gen. McChrystal’s plan argue for abandoning counterinsurgency in favor of less complicated and less costly strikes against terrorists in Pakistan. However, the review of special operations offered here supports Gen. McChrystal’s view that effective kill/capture operations require intelligence and political support from indigenous populations. The U.S. is trying to improve unified effort, but more needs to be done.

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