‘Plus ça Change’ Factor of the QDR 2010
February 12th, 2010
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Posted in: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, United States
Tags: Afghanistan, COIN, Iran, Iraq, ISAF, Nation-Building, Pakistan, QDR 2010, Taliban-al-Qaida Nexus, Vietnam War
Reading the pre-final draft of the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) 2010, one is reminded of the old adage, “plus ça change, plus c’est la meme chose,” in the Pentagon’s handling of asymmetric war, counterterrorism, and other related issues. The ghosts of the Vietnam War, of how not to lose another war, are also very much [...]