Word: afghanistan
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...shame that smoke and puffery have obscured McChrystal's excellent speech. Those who speak of winning or losing in Afghanistan are using a primordial vocabulary. But the essential humanity at the heart of the counterinsurgency strategy - the idea that we succeed if we work at helping people - makes it worth trying. As the man said, this is about humility. In the 21st century, real power may be all about figuring out the right place to dig a well...
...TIME's video on soldiers' experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq...
...video of an Afghanistan woman facing death threats for speaking...
...original version of this story incorrectly stated that the Administration's new plan for Afghanistan would likely include sending only one brigade to train and advise the Afghan security forces...
...White House meeting Oct. 6, Senator John McCain of Arizona urged President Barack Obama to make a decision about additional troops in Afghanistan quickly and not make it a "leisurely process." Senator Carl Levin of Michigan noted that it had taken Obama's predecessor George W. Bush three months to order a surge in Iraq. Then Obama spoke. "John, I can assure you this won't be leisurely, as nobody feels more urgency to get this right than...