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- �Phase IV� Operations in the War on Terror: Comparing Iraq and Afghanistan Celso, Anthony N. // Orbis;Mar2010, Vol. 54 Issue 2, p185
This article identifies the obstacles and prospects of implementing President Obama''s surge strategy in Afghanistan by examining four issues: (1) the origins and implementation of the Iraq surge policy; (2) U.S. counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan; (3) a comparative examination of...
- The Test in Afghanistan. Klein, Joe // Time International (Atlantic Edition);5/3/2010, Vol. 175 Issue 17, p13
The author opines on the future of Kandahar province, Afghanistan and the U.S. military offensive planned to seize its control from the Taliban. U.S. forces commander Captain Jeremiah Ellis is noted for his assignment of troops to the rebuilding of a school in Kandahar's town of Senjaray. That...
- Taking It to the Taliban. Ghosh, Bobby; Thompson, Mark; Calabresi, Massimo; Scherer, Michael; McGirk, Tim; Baker, Aryn; Barakzai, Shah // Time International (Atlantic Edition);3/8/2010, Vol. 175 Issue 9, p22
The article discusses the military campaign against the Taliban in Marjah, Afghanistan mounted by U.S. and ally forces and associated post-battle plans. It notes General Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Afghanistan, and military plans...
- Taking It To the Taliban. Ghosh, Bobby; Thompson, Mark; Calabresi, Massimo; Scherer, Michael; McGirk, Tim; Baker, Aryn; Barakzai, Shah // Time;3/8/2010, Vol. 175 Issue 9, p24
The article discusses the military campaign against the Taliban in Marjah, Afghanistan mounted by U.S. and ally forces and associated post-battle plans. It notes General Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Afghanistan, and military plans...
- Absurd, or Worse. Kaiser, David // Commonweal;3/12/2010, Vol. 137 Issue 5, p12
The article discusses the tendency for nations to go to war based on logical and popular principles, which often leads to disaster, as shown by the outcome of the U.S. war against Afghanistan. The author cites three such cases, aside from the U.S. war against Afghanistan. The origin of the U.S....
- Antidote to Insurgency. Khan, Ayesha // World Today;Jan2009, Vol. 65 Issue 1, p8
This article discusses the challenges that will face U.S. President Barack Obama as he attempts to resolve the U.S. war in Afghanistan and the war on terrorism. It is stated that the policies of former U.S. President George W. Bush led to increased violence along the border of Afghanistan and...
- Why the Afghan Surge Will Fail. Hallinan, Conn; Feffer, John // Foreign Policy in Focus;11/12/2009, p1
The article explains why the escalation strategy proposed by U.S. General Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan will fail. The battle of Dananeh on August 12, 2009 is cited as an example of why counterinsurgency will not work in the country. The U.S. military's aim was to outflank the insurgents and...
- Operation Mountain Thrust. Trias-DeRyder, Carolyn // Army Logistician;Jan/Feb2008, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p12
The article provides information on the Operation Mountain Thrust of the U.S. Army's 3d Infantry Brigade Combat Team (3d IBCT) in the Musa Qalah district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2006. Accordingly, the team was already deployed in their primary area of command and required...
- RELUCTANT HERO BECOMES FIRST LIVING MOH RECIPIENT SINCE VIETNAM. COLLINS, ELIZABETH M. // Infantry;Nov/Dec2010, Vol. 99 Issue 4, p25
The article features Medal of Honor (MOH) recipient U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta. He visited an Army recruiter in Iowa in 2003 and deployed to Afghanistan in 2005. He arrived in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley in June 2007 and participated in Operation Rock Avalanche in which he...
