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Obama Should Reach Out to Muslim Youth
As President Barack Obama prepares to address the Muslim World from Cairo on Thursday this week, he would do well not to dwell on the past but to look to the future. His speech should be the first salvo in a battle to meet the expectations of a world dominated by youth. He should not revive memories of past conflicts.
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General David McKiernan Speaks at Council's Commanders Series
November 18, 2008
General David D. McKiernan, the Commanding General of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan and NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander, spoke tonight at the Atlantic Council as part of the Commanders Series organized by the Council's Program on International Security. McKiernan said he was "cautiously optimistic" about growing tripartite coordination between coalition forces, Afghan national forces, and Pakistanti forces in counter-insurgency efforts.
He also outlined a three-part formula for defining success in Afghanistan: a sense of security and freedom of movement for Afghan civilians, a trustworthy government without corruption, and the start of progress in developmental standards for the future. On the last point in particular, McKiernan said that human capital is the most lacking resource in Afghanistan after thirty years of war.
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Participants:
- GEN David D. McKiernan – Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan; Commander, ISAF
- Frederick Kempe – President & CEO, Atlantic Council
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Related Commentary on New Atlanticist Blog:
- Is it Too Late for Afghanistan? – James Joyner
- Covering Intelligence is Hard – James Joyner
- Every Major Terrorist Threat Has Ties to Pakistan – James Joyner
- Obama's Afghanistan Plan – James Joyner
- Stuck in Time: The Next President Needs a New World View – Derek Reveron
- Pakistan: No Money, No Energy, No Government? – James Joyner
- Grim Prospects in Afghanistan – Donald M. Snow
- Are We Losing in Afghanistan? – Donald M. Snow
- Focusing the Spy Glass on Pakistan's ISI – Shuja Nawaz
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Media Coverage:
- Enlisting Tribes Against Militants in Afghanistan Carries Risks – Abubakar Siddique, RFE/RL
- U.S. commander in Afghanistan has reconciliation plan – David Morgan, Reuters
- US commander hopes Obama moves quickly on Afghanistan – Agence Presse France
- U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan won't rest for winter – Julian Barnes, Los Angeles Times
- Tribal role urged in Afghanistan – Nick Spicer, Al Jazeera English
The Commanders Series is generously supported by Saab AB.
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