Journal: US Naivete In Afghanistan, Neglecting Iraq

AP IMPACT: Troops already outnumber Taliban 12-1 BRUSSELS – There are already more than 100,000 international troops in Afghanistan working with 200,000 Afghan security forces and police. It adds up to a 12-1 numerical advantage over Taliban rebels, but it hasn’t led to anything close to victory. Transcripts Of Defeat London — THE highly decorated …

Journal: Real-Time Intelligence

UN – Successful Fight against Drug Trafficking, Transnational Organized Crime Requires Interlocking National, Regional, International Strategies, Third Committee Told ISRIA – France The time had come to consider how to better implement the decisions of the …… to share real–time intelligence on illicit drugs and associated crimes, … No Substitute for Boots on the Ground …

Journal: Chuck Spinney and Pat Buchanan on Groupthinking Apparat Moves to Finish Off Obama

Chuck Spinney Sends: The attached article, “Generals Open New Front in Washington,” by Pat Buchanan describes how the time honored practice of Versailles Groupthink is now closing in to circumscribe President Obama’s strategic options in Afghanistan and Pakistan, much as it did to Lyndon Johnson during Vietnam. Note how the “strategic” options for Afghanistan are boiling down …