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Hey! Charlie's in Kabul!
November 18, 2009 | Posted by Abu Muqawama - 9:44am | 11 Comments
Did she mean for her new blog to be discovered? Well, it's too late now. One of our readers already did.
This may be the first spinoff from Abu Muqawama. Let's hope it's more Frasier to our Cheers than Enos to our Dukes of Hazard.
Is she on a Human Terrain
Is she on a Human Terrain Team or going there to teach for DoD or State?
1) Visitor: the reference to
1) Visitor: the reference to the COIN Academy makes me think she's going there to teach at the COIN Academy.
2) I think that when a woman from Kansas uses the word schlep, the proper analogue might be some spinoff from a show about nothing set in NYC.
ADTS
"The spot we’re in now is
"The spot we’re in now is almost as ridiculous as the Marriott in Dubai, once you make the mental correction for a war zone (sort of like saying a restaurant is really nice for Tonganoxie / Spotsylvania). There’s Pantene shampoo at the PX, the rec center has an indoor pool, and apparently the chow is great. Of course, there’s an ever-present haze that’s 50% fecal matter, but hey, who’s counting. (Hard to say which is more valuable here: advair or hand sanitizer.)"
War is hell.
I love the smell of
I love the smell of ever-present haze, that's 50% fecal matter, in the morning.
ADTS
Charlie gets taught to fire
Charlie gets taught to fire guns?! Why doesnt CNAS teach its bloggers to fire guns?The blog says she's going to
The blog says she's going to RC-South.
I guess I goofed. ADTS
I guess I goofed.
ADTS
Per usual, Tintin does his
Per usual, Tintin does his homework: I'm hoping to go to RC South as a civilian advisor, though that's still up in the air. I do get to go harrass COL Agoglia over at the COIN Academy later this week, though.
Blog is open to all, but don't go looking for anything substantive over there (I promise to redirect those posts here or to SWJ). CSW is primarily to update my non-military friends and family about my 6 months in Afg. So check back if you want to follow my adventures locating KU basketball games or brow waxing services on base. Otherwise, stick with Ex and Tom, et al.
So Abu Mook, no word from
So Abu Mook, no word from you yet on Kilcullen supporting a 2-5 year timeline for withdrawals. Very curious to know your take... especially because of his Najib ref, and since you have been anguishing about the political dynamics since the McChrystal/elections double-whammy. Don't let us down!
Comment by Paul Hilder on
Comment by Paul Hilder on November 19, 2009 - 5:39am
"So Abu Mook, no word from you yet on Kilcullen supporting a 2-5 year timeline for withdrawals. Very curious to know your take... "
Bottom right of this page is a link to the archives.
That was news and discussed about 3-5 months ago.
some of those who have been
some of those who have been effective and intelligent critics of counterinsurgency strategies in Afghanistan to come up with alternatives and hint at how they might be operationalized. Otherwise, those folks are not being terribly helpful in this public debate.ads|part time jobs|import export
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