VP Debate: Afghanistan Surge?
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James Joyner | Friday, October 3, 2008 |
One of the interesting points of contention in last night’s vice presidential debate between Delaware Senator Joe Biden and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was on the topic of whether an Iraq-style surge would work in Afghanistan. Earlier in the day, Army General David McKiernan (or, as he’s sometimes known in Alaska, “McClellan”), commander of NATO’s International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) had both called for an infusion of additional troops and equipment “as quickly as possible” and said that “no Iraq-style ’surge’ of forces will end the conflict.”
Continued at New Atlanticist: “Surging in Afghanistan.”
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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Did you see Singh and Flick's article? I liked a lot of what they had to say, especially noting the importance of India.
Steve
"Let’s criticize her for actual deficiencies, though, not such trifles."
Wow, that didn't even last a whole post. Must have been a random platitude.
