The War as We Saw It

Viewed from Iraq at the tail end of a 15-month deployment, the political debate in Washington is indeed surreal. Counterinsurgency is, by definition, a competition between insurgents and counterinsurgents for the control and support of a population. Full Story »

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Jim Lang
3.9
by Jim Lang - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a well written op-ed piece authored by a group of soldiers still in Iraq and scheduled to rotate out soon. It is based on their experience and observations and may or may not be a majority view; nevertheless, it adds a valuable perspective to the current debate over our role in Iraq -- and does so in a civil manner. Op-ed as it should be.

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