Army Colonel Challenges Pentagon’s Afghanistan Claims

New York Times by Scott Shane | Feb. 5, 2012 (Special Report)

After two deployments in Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis says the Pentagon is not telling the whole truth about how the war is going. Full Story »

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But Martin L. Cook, who teaches military ethics at the Naval War College, says Colonel Davis has identified a hazard that is intrinsic to military culture, in which a ... More »

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