Bing West Reveals Dark Truths About Afghanistan

Dexter Filkins, NYT
In the nine years since the first American troops landed in Afghanistan, a new kind of religion has sprung up, one that promises success for the Americans even as the war they have been fighting has veered dangerously close to defeat. Follow the religion’s tenets, give yourself over to it and the new faith will reward you with riches and fruits.The new religion, of course, is counterinsurgency, or in the military’s jargon, COIN.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/02/26/bing_west_reveals_dark_truths_about_afghanistan_251130.html

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