Army Times – Sean Naylor writes that the American Enterprise Institute, the think tank that came up with the ìsurgeî strategy for Iraq, has just completed a re-evaluation of U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan and concluded that another surge of U.S. forces is required, this time into southern Afghanistan.
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Daily Archives: February 1, 2008
Iraq – U.S. Commanders in Iraq Favor Pause in Troop Cuts
Washington Post – Tom Ricks writes that senior U.S. military commanders in Iraq say they want to freeze troop reductions starting this summer for at least a month, making it more likely that the next administration will inherit as many troops in Iraq as there were before President Bush announced a “surge” of forces a year ago.
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