Sábado, 17 de diciembre de 2005

By Janine Davidson, an adjunct professor at George Mason's School of Public Policy and a former Air Force officer and Tammy S. Schultz, a PhD candidate in the Department of Government at Georgetown University (THE WASHINGTON POST, 17/12/05):

"Clear, Hold and Build" is the new official security approach for victory in Iraq. President Bush presented this strategy in a recent series of speeches, and the phrase is featured prominently in the White House's "National Strategy for Victory in Iraq." The wisdom of this policy suggests that the U.S. leadership may finally "get it."

History demonstrates that successful counterinsurgency requires an integrated civil-military effort focused on strengthening local institutions, not just chasing down bad guys.…  Seguir leyendo »