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Comment on Bang in the City: The British Army Prepares for the Wars of the Future by Bang in the City: The British Army Prepares for the Wars of the … | Light Dragoons

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Comment on Hamas Strategy: Taking Advantage of Arab Spring? by Soldiers' Lives and Parents' Eyes | Nusbacher Associates

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Comment on Springtime in Damascus by The Harrowing of Hama: Assad and Breivik | Nusbacher Associates

The Harrowing of Hama: Assad and Breivik | Nusbacher Associates — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 19:12:40 +0000

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The ambassadors' reception | Nusbacher Associates — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:07:57 +0000

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Comment on Choose now: Realistic Libya Strategy or Quagmire by Berber bet | Nusbacher Associates

Berber bet | Nusbacher Associates — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:11:10 +0000

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Comment on Create an Afghanistan stable enough to leave by Lynette Nusbacher

Lynette Nusbacher — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:59:42 +0000

Using the vietnamization template, let’s take 2 years as the time to beat post withdrawal of UK, US, Canadian, Australian and Danish combat forces. I’ll be surprised if Karzai lasts those two years, but I’m prepared to be surprised. I certainly was surprised that Najibullah lasted as long as he did. I don’t claim any gift of prophecy.

Is it as good now as it’s going to get? Interesting thought. Want to write a guest blog post, Paul?

Comment on Create an Afghanistan stable enough to leave by Paul Johnston

Paul Johnston — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:50:09 +0000

What makes you so sure the current Afghan govt will not last past a Western withdrawal? Everyone that Najibullah’s govt would fall shortly after the Soviets left, but look what happened — he held on until the USSR itself collapsed (and thus stopped sending aid). I would argue that Karzai’s govt is at least as solid as Najib’s, more so.
I quite agree, however, that the strategy is to declare victory and leave just as soon as we’re reasonably confident that disaster won’t follow our departure. But swimming somewhat against the tide of current opinion, I would suggest that we’re more-or-less at that point now. A phased withdrawal over the next 18 months or so is thus a reasonably prudent strategy, I would argue.

Comment on Where is the British Petraeus? by E. Brown

E. Brown — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:25:07 +0000

“Richard Dannatt, reputed as a division commander to be the brightest man in the Army, and possessing stiffer *morale* courage than most, rose briskly from commanding an operational division…”

Morale courage, or moral courage? Not certain.

Courage, mon vieux!