"To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy by strategy."
Posted on June 29, 2010 by warlord
It’s too simplistic to say that authors and experts create a perspective within their start and end point. Not many people waste too much time wondering what Afghanistan will look like in one hundred years, let alone thirty years. America tends to discuss Afghanistan in terms of “Post Soviet” and “Post 9/11″. Boston based anthropologist [...]
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Posted on June 29, 2010 by warlord
General David Petraeus is unique in modern times. He first hit the radar when he warlorded in Mosul, directly ignoring his superiors and running the deadly town of Mosul in Northern Iraq. When he left things went to hell but he was smart enough to get the media in there to create his legacy. Â He [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2010 by warlord
It is more common to read negative rather than positive stories about the outcome of war. Describing or defining war as a positive event is more acceptable in the early stages when passions flame. Â Then as the confusion, cost, violence and battered ideals drain enthusiasm for killing, war becomes ugly, dysfunctional, unneeded and embarrassing. The [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2010 by warlord
The New York Times launched a yet-to-be-fully-researched story on alleged/suspected/maybe/kinda/sort of DoD misappropriation of open source funding agency for covert action involving lethal targeting. Yes its that confusing. In a world of warlords and dogmatic enemies do we really need nuance and shading in our daily read on Afghanistan? At first read it sounds like [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2010 by warlord
With the news that Special Operations troops may have actually killed women at a celebration of a baby’s birth there may be more scrutiny on the use of these troops. Historically in Afghanistan at least, it seemed like you couldn’t have a decent wedding unless you were attacked by gunships and men in black. It [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2010 by warlord
The New York Times and a new report would have us believe that “Warlords” are the scourge of supply chain into Afghanistan. The truth is quite different.
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Posted on March 27, 2010 by warlord
If you just sat back and watched, where would all this end up?
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Posted on March 23, 2010 by warlord
The Crankiest, Most Backstabbin’est, Most Destructive Warlord in Afghan History Is Back
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Posted on March 10, 2010 by warlord
If there is one thing America is good at it is figuring out in excruciating detail what they do wrong. Couple that to a well intentioned but hyperactive need to “fix” things without really thinking through the consequences, and you have a fascinating marriage of good intentions, failed expectations and obsessive finger pointing. If there [...]
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Posted on February 27, 2010 by warlord
The recent attack in Kabul can add to the growing evidence of Pakistan’s continued use of the Taliban as a deadly influence inside Afghanistan. Pakistan has always been at war with Afghanistan usually under the guise of helping it. Even the current Pakistani Taliban or Tehrik e Taliban has the same name and the topsy [...]
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