Nagl on NPR's Talk of the Nation: Is It Time For A New Plan For Afghanistan?
Source: NPR
Journalist: Neal Conan
Original Post: Is It Time For A New Plan For Afghanistan?
Type: Interview
Topic(s): Iraq, Regional Security Challenges, Terrorism, Irregular Warfare and Crime, U.S. Military Forces & Operations
Project(s): Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Military Forces and Operations, Iraq, Voices from the Field Event Series
People: Dr. John A. Nagl
Journalist: Neal Conan
Original Post: Is It Time For A New Plan For Afghanistan?
Type: Interview
February 4, 2009 — February 4, 2009 - NPR's Neal Conan interviews CNAS Senior Fellow John Nagl on Talk of the Nation regarding Afghanistan. Nagl explains why a surge in Afghanistan is not enough, why there may be increased American casualties and why some of our best weapons are not always weapons. John says, "Afghanistan is harder than Iraq. Afghanistan is a bigger country. It's a more populous country. It has very serious ethnic divisions, very, very difficult terrain...and perhaps most importantly it shares a border with Pakistan one of the world's most dangerous and least stable countries, a nuclear armed country and the base no just of Al Qaeda but also the Taliban." Listen to the full interview on NPR here.
Related:Topic(s): Iraq, Regional Security Challenges, Terrorism, Irregular Warfare and Crime, U.S. Military Forces & Operations
Project(s): Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Military Forces and Operations, Iraq, Voices from the Field Event Series
People: Dr. John A. Nagl
