The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Truth, lies and Afghanistan How military leaders have let us down LT. COL. DANIEL L. DAVIS Armed Forces Journal, I spent last year in Afghanistan, visiting and talking with U.S. troops and their Afghan partners. My duties with the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force took me into every significant area where our soldiers engage the enemy. …
This appears to be a bluff, issues appears to distill down to how soon does our cut and run from Afghanistan become total. Decision Time In Afghanistan Anthony Cordesman Washington Post, 15 January 2012 …withdrawal of U.S. and allied troops from Afghanistan could plunge that country into a recession or depression by the end of …
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The Future of Afghanistan and U.S. Foreign Policy Foreign Affairs Snapshot, December 15, 2011 Running Out of Time for Afghan Governance Reform Stephen Biddle In Afghanistan, even minimally accountable democracy may soon be beyond reach. If so, some form of constrained warlord rule will be the most that’s achievable. Snapshot, December 16, 2011 The Three …
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… How the Military – Industrial – Congressional Complex (MICC) Will Win By Losing The old adage that it is easy to get into Afghanistan but painful to leave is true for many reasons — here is a big one described in 27 November issue of the Daily Mirror [also attached below] — the British army plans to use …
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Afghanistan: Afghanistan will likely plunge into civil and regional war if the United States does not leave a residual force of 20,000 to 30,000 troops in the country after 2014, along with significant economic aid, a senior Afghan opposition figure said Thursday. ‘The state will disintegrate’ and Afghan security forces will break into factions, said …
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I got hold of a few truths, and could not help remembering the Phi Beta Iota quote: Fedor Dostoevsky: A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies, becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else. Here are some facts: 1) Saydabad is one of the worst districts in …
