Investigating the Battle of Wanat, Afghanistan -- The Captain's Journal
The Battle of Wanat has been in the news lately. Tom Ricks has posted an analysis of the battle from his reading of a thus far unreleased document - a study by an Army Historian at the Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth named Douglas R. Cubbison. There is an interesting comment thread at the Small Wars Journal blog on this topic. Ricks finds that the result of the battle - 36 casualties, 9 dead and 27 wounded - resulted in large degree from a failure to implement the principles of counterinsurgency.
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Afghan Fight Needs COIN Plus: Cordesman -- DoD Buzz
Sale of F-16s to Iraq raises issues -- UPI
Vehicles Return from Iraq for Redeployment to Afghanistan -- Defense Talk
VH-71 Conundrum -- Defense Tech
Russia to lay down one multipurpose submarine a year from 2011 -- RIA Novosti
Wireless Gun Gagdet May Let Commandos Shoot Around Corners -- The Danger Room
Obama’s Army pick gets grilled by McCain -- The Hill
New process to drastically change progr
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
Afghan Fight Needs COIN Plus: Cordesman -- DoD Buzz
Sale of F-16s to Iraq raises issues -- UPI
Vehicles Return from Iraq for Redeployment to Afghanistan -- Defense Talk
VH-71 Conundrum -- Defense Tech
Russia to lay down one multipurpose submarine a year from 2011 -- RIA Novosti
Wireless Gun Gagdet May Let Commandos Shoot Around Corners -- The Danger Room
Obama’s Army pick gets grilled by McCain -- The Hill
New process to drastically change progr
Afghan Fight Needs COIN Plus: Cordesman -- DoD Buzz
Sale of F-16s to Iraq raises issues -- UPI
Vehicles Return from Iraq for Redeployment to Afghanistan -- Defense Talk
VH-71 Conundrum -- Defense Tech
Russia to lay down one multipurpose submarine a year from 2011 -- RIA Novosti
Wireless Gun Gagdet May Let Commandos Shoot Around Corners -- The Danger Room
Obama’s Army pick gets grilled by McCain -- The Hill
New process to drastically change programmed aircraft maintenance -- Air Force material Command
Peacekeeping: Coping With Crippling Corruption -- Strategy Page
Why Not the Killer Drones? -- New Wars
OpEd: In the Meantime, on the Great Exchequer… -- Defense Professionals
Sale of F-16s to Iraq raises issues -- UPI
Vehicles Return from Iraq for Redeployment to Afghanistan -- Defense Talk
VH-71 Conundrum -- Defense Tech
Russia to lay down one multipurpose submarine a year from 2011 -- RIA Novosti
Wireless Gun Gagdet May Let Commandos Shoot Around Corners -- The Danger Room
Obama’s Army pick gets grilled by McCain -- The Hill
New process to drastically change programmed aircraft maintenance -- Air Force material Command
Peacekeeping: Coping With Crippling Corruption -- Strategy Page
Why Not the Killer Drones? -- New Wars
OpEd: In the Meantime, on the Great Exchequer… -- Defense Professionals