tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post5515234988728354060..comments2024-02-15T21:24:23.524-08:00Comments on Today in The Endless War: War News for Wednesday, May 12, 2010Cervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8812043282272915800.post-37160719970235484052010-05-12T13:32:57.328-07:002010-05-12T13:32:57.328-07:00From Kandahar, a View of a ‘Counterproductive Coun...<a href="http://washingtonindependent.com/84592/from-kandahar-view-of-a-counterproductive-counterinsurgency" rel="nofollow">From Kandahar, a View of a ‘Counterproductive Counterinsurgency’</a><br /><br />"The counterinsurgency methodology which is currently being employed in Afghanistan is not going to lead coalition forces to victory in this war.<br /><br />The idea of “counterinsurgency” appears to be a viable way for success on paper. Military units, along with NGO’s [non-governmental organizations], the Department of State, GIRoA [the Afghanistan government], and other government agencies work together to emplace the clear, hold, build strategy in key areas of the battlefield. Like communism, however, counterinsurgency methods are not proving to be effective in practice."Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.com