The way forward in Afghanistan
Sarah Chayes, one of the more courageous people out there, has laid out a good comprehensive plan for what we should do in Afghanistan. I have a few quibbles — for example, I don’t think the Kabul government ever enjoyed a monopoly on the use of force in the country — but overall, this is ...
Sarah Chayes, one of the more courageous people out there, has laid out a good comprehensive plan for what we should do in Afghanistan. I have a few quibbles -- for example, I don't think the Kabul government ever enjoyed a monopoly on the use of force in the country -- but overall, this is a very impressive document, certainly more thoughtful than anything else I've seen. Funny how people always bellyache about "the interagency," and then one person living in a mud compound in Kandahar produces a cross-government plan.
(Hat tip to one a smart officer in Kandahar on this.)
Sarah Chayes, one of the more courageous people out there, has laid out a good comprehensive plan for what we should do in Afghanistan. I have a few quibbles — for example, I don’t think the Kabul government ever enjoyed a monopoly on the use of force in the country — but overall, this is a very impressive document, certainly more thoughtful than anything else I’ve seen. Funny how people always bellyache about “the interagency,” and then one person living in a mud compound in Kandahar produces a cross-government plan.
(Hat tip to one a smart officer in Kandahar on this.)
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