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Suppose A 9/11 Defendant Is Found “Not Guilty”

November 16, 2009 – 11:59 pm

What happens then?

I Don’t Get Stephen Walt’s Complaint About Counterinsurgency

November 16, 2009 – 11:28 pm

Yes, I understand his concern that we are supposedly basing our military strategy “on two enormous blunders,” but irrespective of whether blunders were committed, counterinsurgency doctrine had to be learned by the United States military, and is now being put to good effect in Iraq.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Counterinsurgency, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Iraq, National Security, Stephen Walt, Terrorism | Comments

Who Forced Greg Craig To Leave The White House?

November 16, 2009 – 5:38 pm

As Steve Clemons mentions, it appears to have been Rahm Emanuel–a theory that is backed up by people like Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Detention Policy, Gregory Craig, Guantanamo Bay, National Security, Obama Administration, Steve Clemons | Comments

So, What Changed?

November 16, 2009 – 12:48 am

Once upon a time, Barack Obama told us that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad would get a military trial:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Civilian Trials, Guantanamo Bay, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Law, National Security, Obama Administration, Terrorism, Trials | Comments

Scapegoating Gregory Craig

November 13, 2009 – 3:41 pm

Reading the story about his departure brings to mind this article, in which I argued that Gregory Craig, the outgoing White House Counsel, was being made a scapegoat for the Obama Administration’s failure to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Detention Policy, Gregory Craig, Guantanamo Bay, National Security, Obama Administration | Comments

Afghanistan: Back To Square One

November 12, 2009 – 1:54 pm

This is getting ridiculous:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Counterinsurgency, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Karl Eikenberry, National Security, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Robert Gates, Stanley McChrystal, surge | Comments

The Gulf Between Robert Gates And The Obama Administration

November 9, 2009 – 9:48 pm

It is reflected in the following passage from this profile by Michael Crowley:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, National Security, Obama Administration, Robert Gates | Comments

The White House Doesn’t Get Afghanistan

November 3, 2009 – 9:35 am

In the aftermath of Abdullah Abdullah’s withdrawal from the second round of the presidential race in Afghanistan, we get the following from the Obama Administration:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan Presidential Election, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, General Stanley McChrystal, Hamid Karzai, National Security, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Who Lost Afghanistan? | Comments

The Afghan Non-Election

November 1, 2009 – 6:05 pm

Whatever else the official line from various governments–including our own–might be, the fact of the matter is that the withdrawal of Abdullah Abdullah from the second round of presidential voting in Afghanistan means less legitimacy for the Afghan government.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Abdullah Abdullah, Afghan Presidential Election, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, General Stanley McChrystal, Hamid Karzai, National Security, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Who Lost Afghanistan? | Comments

Pakistan

October 28, 2009 – 9:13 am

The tragedy unfolding in the country presents a ridiculously complex challenge for the Obama Administration; one that can’t be solved with any policy silver bullets. As if the politics of the country were not bedeviling enough, violence in Pakistan has skyrocketed to tremendous levels:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, National Security, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Taliban | Comments

Tag Archives: War

Suppose A 9/11 Defendant Is Found “Not Guilty”

I Don’t Get Stephen Walt’s Complaint About Counterinsurgency

Who Forced Greg Craig To Leave The White House?

So, What Changed?

Scapegoating Gregory Craig

Afghanistan: Back To Square One

The Gulf Between Robert Gates And The Obama Administration

The White House Doesn’t Get Afghanistan

The Afghan Non-Election

Pakistan

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