Comments on: Afghanistan Commander Replaced (Updated) http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/afghanistan_commander_replaced/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:23:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: But Robert Gates Will Quote Donald Trump « Around The Sphere http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/afghanistan_commander_replaced/comment-page-1/#comment-1045155 But Robert Gates Will Quote Donald Trump « Around The Sphere Tue, 12 May 2009 18:05:37 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=36063#comment-1045155 [...] James Joyner. [...] [...] James Joyner. [...]

]]> By: Wayne http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/afghanistan_commander_replaced/comment-page-1/#comment-1045131 Wayne Tue, 12 May 2009 16:22:57 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=36063#comment-1045131 When I work under Gen. McKiernan, he seemed like a top notch General. McChrystal has more SOF experience so maybe they are trying to go even more in that direction, although there are concerns in doing so. One problem with SOF operations is too many people get their information about them from Hollywood and don’t understand the real world. When I work under Gen. McKiernan, he seemed like a top notch General. McChrystal has more SOF experience so maybe they are trying to go even more in that direction, although there are concerns in doing so. One problem with SOF operations is too many people get their information about them from Hollywood and don’t understand the real world.

]]> By: sam http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/afghanistan_commander_replaced/comment-page-1/#comment-1044729 sam Mon, 11 May 2009 19:07:43 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=36063#comment-1044729 And, BTW, the stragegy differences, as I read it, remind me somewhat of this: <a href="http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/usmc/williamson.pdf" rel="nofollow">The U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Program (CAP): A Proposed Alternative Strategy for the Vietnam War.</a> And, BTW, the stragegy differences, as I read it, remind me somewhat of this:

The U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Program (CAP): A Proposed Alternative Strategy for the Vietnam War.

]]> By: sam http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/afghanistan_commander_replaced/comment-page-1/#comment-1044706 sam Mon, 11 May 2009 18:43:47 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=36063#comment-1044706 I don't know, maybe it's just be signalling. I've no doubt that General McKiernan is as you say. But this, I think, is the telling point: "McKiernan has been in his post less than a year." That's to say, he took command during the Bush Administration. The new administration wants it to be known that it's going about Afghanistan in a different way than the previous. Installing a new commander would be part of that, I suppose. And there were <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/11/david-mckiernan-steps-dow_n_201621.html" rel="nofollow">differences over strategy</a>, I gather. I don't know, maybe it's just be signalling. I've no doubt that General McKiernan is as you say. But this, I think, is the telling point: "McKiernan has been in his post less than a year."
That's to say, he took command during the Bush Administration. The new administration wants it to be known that it's going about Afghanistan in a different way than the previous. Installing a new commander would be part of that, I suppose. And there were differences over strategy, I gather.

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