Suspected al Qaeda militants, their hands cuffed and wearing blindfold, are guarded by a soldier at the American combat outpost near Checkpoint 20. By Benjamin Lowry, NYT
Just a quick post to link to two pieces (no time for commentary) I found interesting:
Anatomy of a Tribal Revolt, by Dave Kilcullen at Small Wars Journal
(hat tip: American Thinker)
and
Former Insurgent Counterinsurgency from the NYTimes
(hat tip: Michelle Malkin)
They are long, but I think worth the read. I posted this before, from USA Today, regarding the Pentagon study that suggests insurgencies, historically, usually fail after 10 years.
Faisal Faleh, lying down, a former Iraqi insurgent who joined forces with the U.S. and Iraqi troops to fight al-Qaida, gets medical treatment from the U.S. soldiers of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
A former fetus, the “wordsmith from nantucket” was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1968. Adopted at birth, wordsmith grew up a military brat. He achieved his B.A. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles (graduating in the top 97% of his class), where he also competed rings for the UCLA mens gymnastics team. The events of 9/11 woke him from his political slumber and malaise. Currently a personal trainer and gymnastics coach.
The wordsmith has never been to Nantucket.
