The aggressive new strategy in Afghanistan embraced by the Obama Administration, modeled on the successful "surge" in Iraq, is costly, with a third of all American casualties in the conflict occurring since the first reinforcements were sent in May 2009. The latest offensive in Marjah in Helmand Province is going slower than anticipated due to fierce resistance, and it is only a warm-up for a much larger battle in the coming months in Kandahar, the Taliban's stronghold. And Pakistan remains the key to victory. [more…]
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