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As many of you will recall, in previous writings I urged President Obama to do the right thing when it came to providing Gen. McChrystal with his requested troop increases in support of the war effort in Afghanistan. And during the early debate over troop levels, I even accepted the president's request for reasonable time to meet with his advisers to discuss all options available to obtaining military victory in Afghanistan.
Last night, I was pleased and encouraged to see that President Obama heeded the counsel of his generals on...
Getting it Right? A Half-Hearted Afghanistan Strategy Revisited
REALITY CHECK: It is irrelevant where KSM "lived," or where precisely he planned the attacks. It is well known KSM spent time in Afghanistan, met with OBL on several ocassions, briefed him on the status of the plans, and ultimately gained OBL's approval from there.
SP Myth #4: "I believe the assertion that by defeating the Taliban in that region means that we've defeated those who want to kill us is not entirely true. al Qa'eda is not necessarily...