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McKiernan Not Hot On ‘Sons of Afghanistan’ Idea

Started by washingtonindependent · 9 months ago

Earlier today I wondered what Gen. David McKiernan, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, thought about empowering tribal forces to augment Afghan police and soldiers — that is, creating a “Sons of Afghanistan” force like the Sons of Iraq. I posed the que ... Continue reading »

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  • This is good news -- McKiernan definitely has the right idea (I'd seriously wonder if you can have a "community-based sense of security" AND a "connection to the government" in the heavily tribal areas). This tells me the problem is not lazy theatre commanders, but jerk politicians trying to shortcut their way to the White House.

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