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Afghanistan: Can Meaningful Transition Succeed?

published by Jose Vasquez on 07/26/11 5:28pm
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It is easy to talk about transition in Afghanistan in broad conceptual terms. It is far harder to provide anything approaching a realistic set of strategic goals for such transition, and meaningful, detailed plans for accomplishing it. President Obama’s speech of July 21, 2011 did not provide any analysis of his plans for transition or their cost.  He did little more than announcement an accelerated pace for troop withdrawal without any analysis of the risks involved, and without any details on the relative successes and failures of the strategy that the US and its allies are pursuing.

Read more at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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IVAW Statement on Naser Abdo Arrest

IVAW learned this morning that PFC Naser Abdo was arrested yesterday in Killeen, TX, and is being investigated by the FBI on charges of possessing firearms and bomb-making materials. Abdo is not now and has never...

Afghanistan: Can Meaningful Transition Succeed?

It is easy to talk about transition in Afghanistan in broad conceptual terms. It is far harder to provide anything approaching a realistic set of strategic goals for such transition, and meaningful, detailed plans for...
Through Veterans' Eyes

Book Review: Through Veterans' Eyes, by Larry Minear

Larry Minear’s Through Veterans’ Eyes takes an in-depth look at the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in order to place their selected experiences within the context of the history of the region, and American...

Book Review: Lethal Warriors

Lethal Warriors by David Philipps takes a realistic look at the mental costs of the war in Iraq. Philipps’s account describes the deployment, return, and redeployment of several soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 506th...
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Iraq, Afghan Veterans Call For Respect For Muslims: 'America, You Gotta Have Our Back'

The push by some in the media against rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States gained valuable voices of support over the weekend -- and now joining that chorus are veterans who fought alongside U.S....
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Letter from Marc Hall

IVAW is partnering with Courage to Resist to raise awareness and funds for Marc Hall. Please donate now: Letter from Army SPC Marc Hall, February 20, 1010: I never thought that I would join the Army only to one day...

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