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    <title><![CDATA[Afghanistan Study Group |Commentary | CIP RSS Feeds]]></title>
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    <description>Articles, Letters, Op-eds, Policy Briefs, Testimony</description>
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    <dc:date>2012-05-18T14:13:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vietnam and Afghanistan: The more things change&#8230;]]></title>
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      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/vietnam-and-afghanistan-more-things-change#When:13:37:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[  Two lengthy and devastating wars separated by three decades.   One fought in the jungles of Vietnam and one in the mountains and deserts of Afghanistan]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Win Without War, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-08T13:37:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Plans for Big Cuts in Military Spending]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plans-for-big-cuts-in-military-spending</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/plans-for-big-cuts-in-military-spending#When:16:27:21Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Letter to the Editor: “A Shrinking Military Budget May Take Neighbors With It” (“The Next War” series, front page, Jan. 7) overstates the importance of Pentagon]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Arms & Security Project, Afghanistan Study Group, Letter,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-01-12T16:27:21+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Do We End America’s Longest War?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/how-do-we-end-americas-longest-war</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/how-do-we-end-americas-longest-war#When:11:52:57Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Hoh will discuss the current conditions in Afghanistan, the impact of President Obama’s withdrawal of U.S. forces over the next year and alternative options for the U.S. and international communities. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Policy Research, Speech,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-08-26T11:52:57+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Change Course in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/change-course-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/change-course-in-afghanistan#When:10:53:57Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, President Obama outlined his strategy for Afghanistan, which included a drawdown of 10,000 troops by the end of this year and an additional 23,000 by the end of next year. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Policy Research, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-07-20T10:53:57+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Should US Quicken Drawdown of Troops in Afghanistan?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/should_us_quicken_drawdown_of_troops_in_afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/should_us_quicken_drawdown_of_troops_in_afghanistan#When:14:20:26Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[As he was announcing his second increase in troops for Afghanistan in December 2009, President Barack Obama ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-29T14:20:26+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Our Plan Has Not Worked in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/our_plan_has_not_worked_in_afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/our_plan_has_not_worked_in_afghanistan#When:15:06:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[As he was announcing his second increase in troops for Afghanistan in December 2009, President Obama promised ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-22T15:06:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Measuring Quick Sand]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/measuring_quick_sand</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/measuring_quick_sand#When:15:39:56Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In the Autumn of 2006, in the western part of Iraq's Anbar Province, US Marine and Army units were taking]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-09T15:39:56+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[#Winning in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/winning_in_afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/winning_in_afghanistan#When:16:40:12Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[General David Petraeus is in Washington, D.C., this week and, as expected, we are hearing claims of success ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-16T16:40:12+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Perhaps a Good Step in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/perhaps-a-good-step-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/perhaps-a-good-step-in-afghanistan#When:10:59:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[At this time details are limited, so it is impossible to know the particulars or the underpinnings of the deal, but there are a few reasons to be optimistic.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Advocacy, Policy Research, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-01-05T10:59:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[It is Much Easier to Proclaim Progress than Conduct Oversight]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/much-easier-to-proclaim-progress-than-conduct-oversight</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/much-easier-to-proclaim-progress-than-conduct-oversight#When:21:46:55Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[When we launched the Afghanistan Study Group project and presented our first report in September, I read the following quote from one of America's commanding generals ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-11-23T21:46:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Still in Afghanistan in 2014? Obama Say it Ain&#8217;t So!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-still-in-afghanistan-2014-obama-say-it-aint-so</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/us-still-in-afghanistan-2014-obama-say-it-aint-so#When:20:42:52Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[If the administration decides to continue the current strategy through 2014, it would directly contradict President Obama's own directive, which states that there should be an "accelerated transition to Afghan authorities beginning in July 2011" ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-11-10T20:42:52+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wartime Interagency Collaboration: A Tale of Two Articles]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/wartime-interagency-collaboration-a-tale-of-two-articles</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/wartime-interagency-collaboration-a-tale-of-two-articles#When:18:51:57Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[From November 2002 to April 2004 I was the junior Marine officer on the personal staff of the Secretary of the Navy. My duties primarily related to correspondence]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-11-09T18:51:57+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[110 Months in Afghanistan: How Do You Say Hubris in Russian?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/how-do-you-say-hubris-in-russian</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/how-do-you-say-hubris-in-russian#When:08:12:58Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In a few weeks the US will mark its 110th month of combat operations in Afghanistan -- the same length of time as the Soviet Union's own military presence in that country.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Europe & Russia, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-11-08T08:12:58+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Midterms and the Role of Domestic Politics in Foreign Policy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/midterms-and-role-of-domestic-politics-in-foreign-policy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/midterms-and-role-of-domestic-politics-in-foreign-policy#When:01:51:37Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[By the time this is posted the polls for America's 2010 midterm elections will have closed. This year's midterm elections bore many similarities to our nation's last midterm ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-11-03T01:51:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reconciliation and Women&#8217;s Rights in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/reconciliation-and-womens-rights-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/reconciliation-and-womens-rights-in-afghanistan#When:12:42:33Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure last week of being interviewed alongside noted author and human rights advocate Ann Jones. The conversation focused on the reports of negotiations]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-10-27T12:42:33+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cautious Optimism for Talks in Afghanistan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cautious-optimism-for-talks-in-afghanistan</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/cautious-optimism-for-talks-in-afghanistan#When:12:02:18Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Yesterday's reports by the New York Times and the Associated Press provide a few reasons for cautious optimism that US policy may be shifting towards a more sensible]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-10-21T12:02:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Obama&#8217;s Choices in the Afghan War]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/obamas-choices-in-the-afghan-war</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/obamas-choices-in-the-afghan-war#When:16:34:10Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The issue is not whether President Obama is stubborn enough to stick to an earlier ill-advised judgment that the United States]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Common Defense Campaign, Afghanistan Study Group, Middle East, Afghanistan, Letter,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-10-30T16:34:10+00:00</dc:date>
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