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Command Post: "What Will Afghanistan Be Like in 10 Years?"
We know what the past decade has been like in Afghanistan -- 1,822 American troops killed, at a financial cost of a half-trillion dollars. Was it worth it? What will this coun...
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Command Post: "Is All the Money the U.S. is Pouring into Afghanistan Doing More Harm Than Good?"
Some 90% of the money in and around Afghanistan is coming from the United States and its allies. Yet this tidal wave of cash is distorting the Afghan economy, breeding corrupt...
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Command Post: "Is the U.S. Readying to Strike More Often Inside Pakistan?"
Relations between Washington and Islamabad may be at an all-time low. Was the daring SEAL raid into Abbottabad to kill Osama bin Laden nearly six months ago a one-off event? O...
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Command Post: "Are U.S. Troops Leaving Afghanistan Prematurely?"
Or is it about time? That all depends, of course, on what you think the U.S. mission in Afghanistan -- now a decade old -- actually is. We have booted the Taliban from power, ...
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Command Post: "How Can We Avoid a 'Hollow Military' This Time Around?"
Old-timers recall with dread the so-called "hollow Army" the U.S. had following the Vietnam War, which crystallized in 1980's failed rescue mission of the U.S. hostages held b...
By Nora Bensahel
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Afghanistan: A look back at a decade of war
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Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity - Video
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) held a conference on its newly released report, Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity, on October 7, 2011. H...
By Nora Bensahel
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Command Post: Can We Cut Pentagon Spending Enough by Eliminating Waste, Fraud and Abuse?
They're three of the Pentagon's perpetual enemies: waste, fraud and abuse. It's so common it sometimes morphs an acronym – WFA. If it's such a big part of military spending, c...
By Nora Bensahel
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Command Post: "OK...I'll Bite: Why is Cutting the Defense Budget So Tough?"
So just what is it that makes cutting the defense budget so difficult? How much is objectively hard, and how much is subjective, due to pork, politics and precedent? John Nagl...
By Nora Bensahel
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Command Post: "What's This 'Super Committee' and Why Is the Pentagon So Scared Of It?"
There have been lots of rumbles rolling from Capitol Hill, the Pentagon and the White House about this so-called "Super Committee" of 12 lawmakers – officially the Joint Selec...
By Nora Bensahel
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Command Post: "Does the U.S. Always Need an Enemy?"
Wrapping up our discussion on China, we're wondering if the U.S. has some innate compulsion to find a foe. If so, is it prudence or panic? We tackle the issue with Patrick Cro...
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Command Post: "Is China Getting Ready to Try and Kick the U.S. Out of the Western Pacific?"
Continuing this week on Command Post, our tour of the national-security challenges associated with the Middle Kingdom. John Nagl, of the Center for a New American Security, an...
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War Veterans' Adjustment to Civilian Life, Keynote Addresses
John Nagl and Terrie Suit gave keynote addresses at the U.S. Naval Institute and Military Officers Association Wounded Warriors Forum on reintegrating returning war veterans i...
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Command Post: "Does Mutual U.S.-China Economic Dependence Rule Out War?"
Continuing our discussion this week on China, we're tackling a corollary of Tom Friedman's McDonald's Rule -- countries with McDonald's restaurants generally don't wage war on...
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Command Post: "How Big a Threat Does China Pose?"
This week on Command Post, John Nagl of the Center for a New American Security and I probe the threat -- or whatever it is -- posed by China. We're joined in the discussion by...
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Command Post: The Human Toll Taken by a Decade of War
Just how worn out are our troops because of non-stop combat since 9/11? To what degree has that contributed to problems like PTSD, family breakups and suicide in the ranks? T...
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Command Post: "How Did the U.S. Military Retool Itself Post-9/11?"
In the decade after 9/11, just how much did the U.S. military have to recalibrate to fight the wars it found itself launching in Afghanistan and, 18 months later, in Iraq? Thi...
By Eric Schmitt
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Counterstrike: The Untold Story Of America's Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda - Video
In the years following the 9/11 attacks, the United States waged a "war on terror" that sought to defeat Al Qaeda through brute force. It soon became clear, however, that this...
By Eric Schmitt
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Command Post: "Did the U.S. Overreact to 9/11?"
It's a fair question as the 10th anniversary of the horrific attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon looms. After all, it was the most shocking macro-event most Ame...
By Eric Schmitt
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Command Post: "How Has U.S. National Security Changed Since 9/11?"
It's hard to believe -- at least for some of us -- that it has been a decade since 9/11. Before then, covering the military meant going out to the National Training Center at ...
By Eric Schmitt