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Obsidian Wings by Eric Martin | Apr. 10, 2009 (Comment)

(Blog Post) Even if we succeed in stamping out the safe havens in Afghanistan and Pakistan, terrorists could merely relocate. If multi-decade, multi-trillion dollar campaigns are required to nation build and clean out any and all safe havens, we'll go bankrupt chasing shadows (it should be noted that Osama bin Laden has stated, repeatedly, that he plans on draining our resources by getting us to do just that). Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S.
Topics: Terrorism, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Foreign Policy
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Apr 10, 2009 - 8:13 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Apr 10, 2009 - 8:13 AM PDT
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For a reader who hasn't read the pieces Martin is responding to, it took a second read for me to get the main position he's taking. I've linked to the commented articles below.

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  • Does the threat from al Qaeda justify a major escalation in Central Asia?

    Foreign Policy by Stephen M. Walt | Apr. 7, 2009 (Opinion)
    Does the threat of international terrorism -- specifically al Qaeda -- justify a costly, long-term engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan? President Obama and his advisors ...
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  • Does Terrorism Matter in Afghanistan and Pakistan?

    Democracy Arsenal by Patrick Barry | Apr. 9, 2009 (Opinion)
    I don’t think Walt’s analysis fully reflects the degree to which Afghanistan and Pakistan have become a unified problem, a problem which strikes me as being so maddeningly ...
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