âTo govern is to choose,â a French prime minister once said, and this week, President Joe Biden made a difficult strategic choice. He announced a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, 20 years after they arrived. For several years, the United States had been unwilling to make a choice in Afghanistan, settling into a policy that was more a punt than a strategy. Biden should be commended for actually making a hard choice and not kicking the can down the road one more time.
Was it the right choice? I believe so. Letâs recall that the United States has tried virtually every possible approach in Afghanistan. Initially, after 9/11, it went in with a light footprint, allying with local forces. After a few years, that strategy was seen as flawed by giving the Taliban the opportunity to regroup. Under President Barack Obama, Washington expanded coalition forces so that, at their peak, they numbered around 130,000. They attempted a comprehensive counterin
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James Jay Carafano is a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges. French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte tries to lead the final assault by his Imperial Guard at the Battle of Waterloo on 18th June 18 1815 at Waterloo, Belgium. Hulton Archive / Getty Images
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Decades ago, the U.S. military adopted the concept of the “three levels of war” as part of their doctrine.
Understanding military history and operations required a more sophisticated framework than just focusing on one part of war and ignoring others.
Understanding how the parts of the war come together helps leaders, “design and synchronize operations, allocate resources, and assign tasks.”
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From “traditional” war to “gray zone” tactics, the levels of war continue to demonstrate relevance.
Decades ago, the U.S. military adopted the concept of the “three levels of war” as part of their doctrine. Developed from a historical appreciation of conflict, this framework for understanding war remains relevant, a reminder that even as technology and geopolitics march on, sometimes the past marches with them.
“Seeing the elephant,” was a popular nineteenth-century catchphrase. It meant investing a lot of effort to see or do something and then concluding it hadn’t been worth it. The term was usually applied to the experience of war.
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probably collect unemployment, which would be very ironic actually. one of the complaints from the business world is that there is so much uncertainty out there. pat wouldn t this add to uncertainty if the president reshuffles his economic team. i think it depends who he reshuffles it with. i think they know there is bad economic policy going on. they know that raising taxes actually kills jobs. this is not new information and it s not radical information. but what they ve done, harry summers has sold his soul for a seat at the table. and quite quite wants to play on the team so bad that he can t share his information with the team. i think it depends on who they replace them with. i think they have to go. this is really a disaster. jenna: liz pardon the expression, sometimes the devil you know is better than the devil you don t. who would take this job and is it worth the risk? who would take it is the question at a time when
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