The present-day U.S. military qualifies by any measure as highly professional, much more so than its Cold War predecessor. Yet the purpose of today’s professionals is not to preserve peace but to fight unending wars in distant places. Intoxicated by a post-Cold War belief in its own omnipotence, the United States allowed itself to be drawn into a long series of armed conflicts, almost all of them yielding unintended consequences and imposing greater than anticipated costs. Since the end of the Cold War, U.S. forces have destroyed many targets and killed many people. Only rarely, however, have they succeeded in accomplishing their assigned political purposes. . . . [F]rom our present vantage point, it becomes apparent that the “Revolution of ‘89” did not initiate a new era of history. At most, the events of that year fostered various unhelpful illusions that impeded our capacity to recognize and respond to the forces of change that actually matter.

Andrew Bacevich


Friday, August 13, 2010

War News for Friday, August 13, 2010

OPEC sees continued supply overhang on slow demand

Flow Of Oil From Iraq To Iran Raises Concerns

Police thwart bomb attack in Turkey's capital: Suspected Kurdish rebels opened fire on a military convoy and wounded five soldiers in southeast Turkey, a report said Friday, while police acting on a tip deactivated a bomb near a police station in the Turkish capital.

“What a beauty!” - Polish soldiers blow up Afghan dwelling...

S. Korean troops in Afghanistan to launch official mission in October

Soldier in axe attack faced long odds to wed

Showcase Afghan Army Mission Turns Into Debacle

Ambassador Leaves Iraq With Much Still Unsettled

61 trucks loaded with 300 tons of explosives go missing in central India


Reported security incidents

Mosul:
#1: One Iraqi soldier was killed and two others were wounded in an armed attack on a checkpoint in western Mosul, a police source said. “Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Thursday afternoon (Aug. 12) on an army checkpoint in al-Senaa al-Qadiema region, western Mosul, killing a soldier and injuring another one,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.



Afghanistan: "The Forgotten War"


DoD: Sgt. Jose L. Saenz III

DoD: Sgt. Christopher N. Karch

4 comments:

Cervantes said...

Attempt by Afghan army to mount a major operation on its own turns into a debacle, Afghan forces are decimated by Taliban, require rescue by NATO.

Dancewater said...

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 14
14 Aug 2010 07:29:19 GMT
Source: Reuters
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Iraq at 0730 GMT on Saturday.

BAGHDAD - Gunmen using silencer guns killed two policemen and burned their bodies after storming a checkpoint in eastern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.

BAGHDAD - Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint, killing two policemen in the Baghdad's southwestern district of Amil, an Interior Ministry source said.

BAGHDAD - Gunmen attacked a government-backed Sunni militia checkpoint, killing one member and wounding two others in the Baghdad's northern Shaab district, an Interior Ministry source said.

BAGHDAD - A bomb attached to car wounded a passenger and a policeman in southwestern Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.

BAGHDAD - A roadside bomb wounded three civilians in western Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.

SAMARRA - A roadside bomb wounded six policemen when it exploded near their patrol in central Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, on Friday, police said.

HAWIJA - A bomb attached to a bike wounded a policeman and a civilian when it exploded near a police patrol in Hawija, 210 km (130 miles) north of Baghdad, on Friday, police said.

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