December 2010
- 29 Dec: Iran's Special Groups in Iraq
- 25 Dec: Merry Christmas!
- 23 Dec: Return of the Marine Corps Red Cells
- 21 Dec: The Feds Muscle In On Long Gun Sales
- 20 Dec: In Iraq Allawi Deals and Christians Flee
- 17 Dec: China Undermining U.S. Efforts in Afghanistan?
- 16 Dec: Growing Trouble for Aid Organizations in Afghanistan
- 15 Dec: The Worst Afghanistan Analysis I Have Ever Read
- 14 Dec: Monday Night Comments
- 12 Dec: Breyer: Founding Fathers Would Have Allowed Restrictions on Guns
- 10 Dec: Former Afghan Spy Chief Slams Taliban Talks
- 9 Dec: Afghanistan: Responsible Transition
- 8 Dec: The HVT Campaign and New Breed of Taliban Commanders
- 6 Dec: Afghanistan: We No Longer Give Pens and Stationary Away
- 5 Dec: In Kandahar: "These people don't give a damn about us"
- 5 Dec: CIA Involved in Climate Change Scandal
- 5 Dec: Improved Marine Corps Language Training
- 3 Dec: Drone Front and Other Recommended Reading
- 2 Dec: Iran Busy Inside of Iraq
November 2010
- 30 Nov: Hamid Karzai: Defeater of the High Value Target Program
- 29 Nov: Covert War on Iran's Nuclear Program
- 28 Nov: The Slide from Kandahar to Kabul
- 28 Nov: Should I Renew My NRA Membership?
- 22 Nov: Logistics, Russia and New START: Gates Over a Barrel
- 22 Nov: Michael Yon's Mountaineering Photography
- 21 Nov: Holding Terrain in Afghanistan: Pakistan's Games of Duplicity Part III
- 19 Nov: Forget the Rules - Trust the NCOs
- 18 Nov: U.S. Marine Corps Small Unit Maneuver Warfare in Afghanistan
- 17 Nov: Gates on a Nuclear Iran
- 14 Nov: We have to assemble a coherent narrative for Afghanistan
- 14 Nov: U.S. Marine Corps Combat Action in Sangin
- 11 Nov: Operation Dragon Strike and the Taliban in Kandahar
- 9 Nov: U.S. Marines More Aggressive in Sangin Than British
- 8 Nov: Gates Pushing for Lame Duck Ratification of START Treaty?
- 8 Nov: India: America's Natural Ally
- 4 Nov: Afghan National Security Forces: Promise or Problem?
- 2 Nov: Ganjgal Ambush Congressional Probe
October 2010
- 31 Oct: Taliban Turning the Tables on Special Operations Forces Night Raids
- 31 Oct: Favre Out, NFL Commissioner Has Lost Control of the Game
- 28 Oct: General Anthony Zinni on the Rules of Engagement
- 27 Oct: High Value Target Campaign is Failing in Afghanistan
- 26 Oct: The Ineffectiveness of Prisons in Counterinsurgency
- 25 Oct: Marines Live Hard Life in Helmand
- 24 Oct: Everything wrong with the campaign in Afghanistan
- 21 Oct: Offensive Posture in Counterinsurgency
- 20 Oct: Iraq Veteran Wins Bodybuilding Competition
- 19 Oct: Problems with the Applied Rules of Engagement
- 18 Oct: Maliki Turns Towards Iran: Will We Yet Lose in Iraq?
- 18 Oct: Jake Tapper Signs Book Deal on COP Keating
- 15 Oct: Investigating the Battle of Derapat
- 13 Oct: Will the U.S. Marine Corps Become A Second Land Army?
- 13 Oct: Treating Battlefield Injuries with Nanoemulsions
- 12 Oct: Odd Things in Counterinsurgency
- 11 Oct: Marines in Marjah Face Full Blown Insurgency
- 11 Oct: Concerning Cartoons and the Chinese Military
- 10 Oct: The Logistical Magnitude of the Campaign in Afghanistan
- 8 Oct: James Jones Out as National Security Adviser
- 8 Oct: Taliban and Iranian Spies Do Force Protection for U.S. Troops
- 6 Oct: Marine Dust-Off in Nimroz Province
- 5 Oct: Should All Infantry Soldiers and Marines Carry a Pistol?
- 4 Oct: Karzai Bans Security Firms
- 3 Oct: From the Front Lines in Afghanistan
- 3 Oct: Continued Logistical Problems for NATO Through Pakistan
September 2010
- 29 Sep: Combat Action in Eastern Afghanistan
- 28 Sep: A Terrorist Attack That America Cannot Absorb
- 27 Sep: Yon, Lynch, Starbuck, Spiri and Neutics
- 27 Sep: Weapons and Personal Security
- 27 Sep: Pakistan Furious Over U.S. Cross-Border Taliban Raids
- 26 Sep: Counterinsurgency: Let's Drink Tea Later
- 21 Sep: The Best Way to Ensure That the Marines Become Irrelevant
- 21 Sep: Soldiers' Voices, War Reporting and Context
- 19 Sep: The Five Hundred Meter War
- 16 Sep: The Beauty of American Politics
- 16 Sep: Weekend Reading #4
- 15 Sep: Degrading Security in Afghanistan
- 14 Sep: AQI Courting Shi'ite Gangs?
- 13 Sep: Afghanistan Study Group Report
- 12 Sep: HVTs and the Taliban Decapitation Campaign
- 12 Sep: The Future of the Marine Corps
- 9 Sep: Bad Counterinsurgency
- 8 Sep: Al Qaeda's Effect on the Taliban
- 7 Sep: U.S. Marines and British Advisers at Odds in Helmand
- 7 Sep: Badly Needed R&R
August 2010
- 31 Aug: Iraq, Obama and The Surge
- 29 Aug: Marines Posture Over Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle
- 29 Aug: Shift in Theological Landscape in Afghanistan
- 29 Aug: America Burns, Government Chases Baseball
- 26 Aug: Concerning Military Contractors
- 24 Aug: Marine Corps Commandant Faults Withdrawal Deadline for Comfort to the Enemy
- 23 Aug: Pakistan's Games of Duplicity Part II
- 23 Aug: Why Marines in Afghanistan Want the Taliban to Open Fire
- 17 Aug: Pakistan ISI Elevates Internal Threats Above India?
- 16 Aug: Going Soft on Kandahar
- 16 Aug: Iraq has buyers remorse over U.S. exit
- 15 Aug: Foreign Fighters and LeT Contribute to Afghan Insurgency
- 12 Aug: Showcase Afghan Army Mission Turns to Debacle
- 11 Aug: Korengal Abandoned, Pech River Valley Still Problematic
- 9 Aug: G-RAMM, the EFV and the Fundamental Paradox of the Marine Corps Vision
- 8 Aug: The Evolving Jihadist Scene in Pakistan
- 8 Aug: Obama Waxes Egomaniac in Front of Wounded Warriors
- 6 Aug: Obama Appeals to Muslim Cleric in Iraq
- 3 Aug: Marjah: A Cautionary Tale and Lessons for the Future
- 1 Aug: Concerning Senior Leadership in Afghanistan
July 2010
- 30 Jul: Coolness Factor
- 29 Jul: Mullah Omar Orders Attacks on Civilians
- 27 Jul: Close Air Support of COP Kahler at Wanat
- 26 Jul: Wikileaks and the Afghanistan War Diary
- 25 Jul: Nawa, Marjah and Kandahar: A Tale of Three Cities
- 22 Jul: Undisciplined Gun Play by ANA Troops
- 21 Jul: White House Shifts Afghanistan Strategy Towards Talks with the Taliban
- 21 Jul: Marines on Patrol in Haditha
- 19 Jul: Good Counterinsurgency, Bad Counterinsurgency and Tribes
- 16 Jul: Winning in Afghanistan
- 15 Jul: Heading for Haiti
- 13 Jul: Sustainable Defense Task Force
- 12 Jul: Jirgas and Release of Taliban Prisoners
- 11 Jul: More Rules of Engagement Examples from Afghanistan II
- 11 Jul: Forgetting Iraq?
- 9 Jul: It's fun to shoot some people
- 8 Jul: General Rodriguez Explains Marjah
- 8 Jul: FOB Fenty and Attacks in Jalalabad
- 7 Jul: More Rules of Engagement Examples from Afghanistan
- 7 Jul: General David Petraeus, Max Boot and Independent Analysis
- 7 Jul: Recommended Reading and Viewing: Getting Hit to Get the Shot
- 6 Jul: What Really Happened at Wanat?
- 5 Jul: The Long Term Counterinsurgency Work in Marjah
- 5 Jul: CNN Editor Sad Over Death of Hezbollah Spiritual Leader
- 2 Jul: Afghanistan Policy in Disarray
June 2010
- 30 Jun: Counterinsurgency and the Enervation of the Warrior Spirit
- 30 Jun: Ideologues and Counterinsurgency
- 28 Jun: The Side Effects of the Afghanistan Rules of Engagement
- 24 Jun: Afghanistan: New General, Same Strategy?
- 22 Jun: General McChrystal Recalled: What's Important About This?
- 21 Jun: Proliferation of Bad Analysis on Afghanistan
- 20 Jun: Rules of Engagement too Prohibitive to Achieve Sustained Tactical Success
- 16 Jun: Rock River Arms Elite CAR A4 - My New Friend
- 15 Jun: The New Marine Corps Commandant?
- 13 Jun: Pace of Afghanistan Campaign Alarms Senior Military Officers
- 13 Jun: Michael Yon, Chambered Rounds, and Cassandra
- 10 Jun: Parts Problems with the M249 SAW?
- 8 Jun: Followup on Patrolling Without Rounds Chambered in Weapons
- 7 Jun: Warlord Builds Afghan Empire with U.S. Dollars
- 6 Jun: Tactical Appraisal of Israeli Flotilla Raid
- 6 Jun: Backpacker Shoots Grizzly in Denali, First Life Saved Since Firearms Legal
- 3 Jun: Campaign for Kandahar Won't Look Like War
- 3 Jun: Marine Life in Afghanistan
- 1 Jun: Mullen Says Campaign for Kandahar Will Take Months
May 2010
- 31 May: FOB Frontenac: Arghandab River Valley
- 28 May: Obama Administration's National Security Strategy
- 26 May: McChrystal Calls Marjah a Bleeding Ulcer
- 25 May: 1200 National Guard Troops to Arizona-Mexico Border
- 24 May: Reintegrating the Taliban
- 24 May: Revisiting Kamdesh: The Sellout of COP Keating and What it Can Teach Us
- 20 May: U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Patrolling With No Rounds Chambered in Weapons?
- 20 May: CNAS Report: America's Extended Hand
- 20 May: Will Kurdistan Save Iraq?
- 19 May: Richard Blumenthal Falsifies Vietnam Record
- 18 May: The Blond Talib
- 17 May: Marine Corps Prepares for Budget Cuts
- 17 May: Security in Mazar-i-Sharif?
- 13 May: Counterinsurgency: Can it be something other than Population-Centric?
- 13 May: Marines Refused Service at Eatery?
- 12 May: The White House on Karzai and Afghanistan
- 11 May: On the Proper Utilization of Resources in Afghanistan
- 10 May: Maliki Threatens Iraq Stability
- 10 May: Mullah Omar Captured?
- 9 May: The Ghosts of Kandahar
- 7 May: Bad Developments in Iraq
- 6 May: Herschel Smith to Markos Moulitsas: I'm Here to Help, Dude
- 6 May: Incomplete State Department Foreign Terrorist Organization List
- 6 May: Send Andrew Lubin Back to Afghanistan
- 5 May: SECDEF Gates on the Navy and Marines
- 5 May: What we must do to win Kandahar
- 4 May: Rapidly Collapsing U.S. Foreign Policy Part II
- 2 May: Language Training in Counterinsurgency: Is it Enough?
April 2010
- 30 Apr: COP Bari Alai
- 28 Apr: Marine Corps Distributed Operations in Afghanistan
- 28 Apr: Update on Afghan National Army Water Polo
- 27 Apr: Chasing the Enemy
- 26 Apr: Counterinsurgency and Water Polo
- 25 Apr: Counterinsurgency Zeal
- 22 Apr: Depressing Report from Afghanistan
- 22 Apr: Funny, I thought I was talking about something else ...
- 21 Apr: Farewell to Korengal
- 21 Apr: Capturing Insights from Firefights to Improve Training
- 19 Apr: In Defense of Michael Yon: An Open Letter to Milbloggers
- 19 Apr: McChrystal's PAO Responds Concerning Battlespace Control
- 15 Apr: Withdrawal from Korengal
- 15 Apr: Perspectives from a Tea Party Rally
- 14 Apr: New York Times to Release Names of Intelligence Personnel in Afghanistan?
- 13 Apr: At Nuclear Summit Obama Snubs an Ally
- 12 Apr: Israel, Petraeus and Iran
- 11 Apr: Strange Counterinsurgency: The Marines Join Other Tribes!
- 8 Apr: Logistical Challenges for Afghanistan
- 7 Apr: More on Taliban Massing of Forces
- 6 Apr: Collateral Murder: Did U.S. Apache Pilots' Actions Violate the Rules of Engagement?
- 6 Apr: Wikileaks Posts Video of U.S. Army Killings in Iraq: Collateral Murder?
- 4 Apr: Helmand Fighting Holes
- 4 Apr: Westboro Baptist Church
March 2010
- 31 Mar: Will Guam Capsize?
- 30 Mar: Air Superiority and Expeditionary Warfare
- 29 Mar: Petraeus Talks Driving, Afghanis Talk Security
- 28 Mar: Australian Army Decisions Under Fire
- 28 Mar: Iraqi Elections
- 25 Mar: Security Must Come First in Counterinsurgency
- 24 Mar: Empowering Iran in Afghanistan
- 24 Mar: Bart Stupak: The Duplicitous Plan
- 23 Mar: Alignment with Losers in Counterinsurgency
- 22 Mar: Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants
- 21 Mar: The Health Care Fiasco Will Affect the U.S. Military
- 21 Mar: Battlespace Control and Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan
- 20 Mar: What I Saw Today on Capitol Hill
- 17 Mar: Wanat Officers Issued Career-Ending Reprimands
- 16 Mar: Reigning in SOF in Afghanistan
- 16 Mar: Hugs, Kisses and Colonels
- 14 Mar: One Kilometer Outside Musa Qala
- 12 Mar: Whence Goeth Iraq?
- 11 Mar: Confused Narratives on Marjah
- 9 Mar: The Refueling Tanker War is Over: Boeing Wins
- 8 Mar: Taking Back the Infantry Half-Kilometer
- 6 Mar: Friday Night Music III
- 6 Mar: Was Iraq Easy?
- 5 Mar: Political Power in Perpetuity
- 5 Mar: Training the Afghan National Army?
- 3 Mar: Former Guantanamo Prisoner Commanding Southern Taliban Military
- 3 Mar: Intelligence Ambiguity in Iraq
- 2 Mar: Marine Corps Commandant on DADT and Expeditionary Warfare
- 1 Mar: Progress on Logistics Through Georgia?
- 1 Mar: The Media, the New Media and U.S. Intelligence
February 2010
- 25 Feb: Half of Quetta Shura Arrested
- 24 Feb: Lawyers in the Battle Space
- 23 Feb: COP Keating: Politics and Warfighting
- 21 Feb: C. J. Chivers on the Afghan National Army
- 21 Feb: Detention Policy in Afghanistan: Micromanaging the Military
- 19 Feb: AR 15-6 Investigation of Marine Deaths in Kunar Province
- 18 Feb: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar's Capture: What Does it Mean?
- 16 Feb: Rules of Engagement Slow Progress in Marjah
- 15 Feb: Takeover of Marjah
- 15 Feb: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Captured
- 14 Feb: The Battle for Marjah
- 10 Feb: Atmospherics, Intelligence and Local Spotters
- 10 Feb: Remembering the Battle at COP Keating
- 9 Feb: Covering for the Rules of Engagement?
- 7 Feb: Second Guessing the Battles of Wanat and Kamdesh
- 5 Feb: Honoring the Navy Corpsman
- 3 Feb: Announcing the Marja Offensive
- 3 Feb: Afghanistan Logistics: It Isn't Too Late To Do The Right Thing
- 2 Feb: Concerning Don't Ask, Don't Tell
- 2 Feb: Are the rules of engagement making any difference?
January 2010
- 31 Jan: Crisis averted, or more of the same in Iraq?
- 31 Jan: Obama Reverses Nuclear Weapons Rhetoric
- 29 Jan: Pakistani Pathologies
- 27 Jan: F-35 Over Budget and Behind Schedule
- 27 Jan: About those Biblical ACOG Sights
- 26 Jan: Hekmatyar Comes Sweetly?
- 25 Jan: Terrain Problems and Combat Outposts in Afghanistan
- 24 Jan: Whitewashing the Fort Hood Shootings: Redux on Christian Terrorism
- 22 Jan: Obama: The Anti-John Adams
- 21 Jan: Gates to Pakistan: Fight Our Common Enemies
- 20 Jan: Radicalized Christian Terrorism
- 20 Jan: So Much for NGO Engagement
- 18 Jan: Marine Force Protection in Garmsir?
- 14 Jan: Analyzing Martha Coakley's Afghanistan Remarks (and reactions on the right)
- 12 Jan: Martha Coakley: Afghanistan is Terrorist-Free
- 12 Jan: It's all about the logistics
- 11 Jan: No Secrets to Marine Plans for Marja
- 7 Jan: Rules of Engagement Problems in Kunar Afghanistan
- 6 Jan: Mass in Counterinsurgency
- 5 Jan: How long did it take to learn counterinsurgency in Iraq?
- 3 Jan: Do we need a less aggressive force posture in Afghanistan?
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