The NY Time reports today (here) that the current strategy of killing mid-level Taliban leaders in Afghanistan may have unintended consequences. If mid-level fighters are replaced by people with no allegiance to the current Taliban leaders, the possibility of a peaceful settlement diminishes. The leadership simply might not be able to deliver (for some background on the Afghan War strategy read Bob Woodward's book Obama's Wars).
Monday, November 8, 2010
Unintended Consequences: Afghan War Strategy
The NY Time reports today (here) that the current strategy of killing mid-level Taliban leaders in Afghanistan may have unintended consequences. If mid-level fighters are replaced by people with no allegiance to the current Taliban leaders, the possibility of a peaceful settlement diminishes. The leadership simply might not be able to deliver (for some background on the Afghan War strategy read Bob Woodward's book Obama's Wars).
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