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History Lessons When I saw your cover story, "Starting Anew," I immediately remembered reading your excellent cover article about Afghanistan by Rory Stewart in late July last year [July 20]. Stewart recommended, among other things, that U.S. troop numbers be reduced and that the military strategy should focus on counterterrorism, not counterinsurgency. How depressing, then, to read that the U.S. is planning to increase the number of troops in the country and is pursuing a counterinsurgency strategy in Helmand province, with running ground battles with the Taliban. The new policy of refraining from air strikes that might kill innocent Afghans...
...Inside, an a cappella version of "God Bless America" echoes over an empty concrete parade ground from a PA system. Long rows of mint green barracks recede down spotless, freshly laid concrete streets. A gigantic garage housing dozens of battle tanks, howitzers, armored personnel carriers and troop trucks has been constructed. Around the base, soldiers bearing tattoos sit or stand in long lines, breaking down and cleaning rifles and machine guns. "We are ready every day to fight if we have to. That's why we are here," says 20-year-old Corporal Sergey Ifankin, a member of the artillery...
...working with and have an agreement with the Russian military for the defense of South Ossetia." In fact, observers from the European Union Monitoring Mission have been denied access to the South Ossetian side of the border to verify claims of attacks as well as to observe Russian troop increases. South Ossetia, nominally an independent state, is not going to make a move without Russia's consent. That's made clear by the 1,000 Russian troops bivouacked just outside the capital with more on the way. "It is certain that we want to be united with [Russian] North Ossetia...
...ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRPLANE) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he sees "some chance of a modest acceleration" in the pace of U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq...
Gates told reporters "there is at least some chance of a modest acceleration" in the pace of U.S. troop withdrawal...