Tuesday, September 8, 2009   I thought the below quoted
anonymous comment on a blog post comment with regard to an
article in Small Wars Journal made some good points in a few
words: The fundamental issue is that our forces invariably see
themselves as the 'battlespace owners,' not the Afghans. Not
only should we follow Coeus' suggestion to reinforce legitimacy
by funneling resources through local leaders, we must confer
legitimacy on all elements of Afghan authority, including Afghan
Army and Police leaders and forces as the 'battlespace owners.'
They will win the current, evolving war, as Michael Yon
described it, not us, because it is theirs to win, not ours. The
original article, by Dr Ronald Holt, is at this location.
Regards  —  Cliff   ncrossland said...  And because it is their
war to win, not ours, it follows that it is also their war to
fight, not ours. We continually invite ourselves into other
sovereign nations to "right wrongs" and "make them safe for
democracy" but in fact, we merely subject ou