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David Ignatius on Military Partnerships

By Townie 76

Good piece by David Ignatius in today's Washington Post on the importance of military partnerships and the use of all elements of national power. A particularly salient point was the military can not be the first answer to every problem with AQ or other terrorists organizations but takes times:

"Gen. Stanley McChrystal this week expressed a truth that military commanders know better than anyone: "A political solution to all conflicts is the inevitable outcome," he told the Financial Times. The problem is getting to that political settlement in a way that the combatants find acceptable. This can take years, even decades."

January 28, 2010 01:27 AM    Strategery

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Ir should be noted that defeat is a wondrous inducement to reach a political settlement.

Brad   ·  January 28, 2010 04:10 PM

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