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From The Acting Editor In Chief, Conrad C. Crane
From The Acting Editor In Chief, Conrad C. Crane
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
Welcome to the Spring 2023 issue of Parameters. This issue consists of an In Focus special commentary and the SRAD Director’s Corner focused on Afghanistan, three forums, and two Reviews and Replies.
Srad Director's Corner: Afghanistan: The Logic Of Failing, Fast And Slow, George Shatzer
Srad Director's Corner: Afghanistan: The Logic Of Failing, Fast And Slow, George Shatzer
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
In the fifth installment of the SRAD Director’s Corner, “Afghanistan: The Logic of Failing, Fast and Slow,” George Shatzer focuses on the failure of the US-led war and reconstruction campaign in Afghanistan. He reviews The Forty-year War in Afghanistan: A Chronicle Foretold by Tariq Ali and The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan by Elliot Ackerman. He brings personal experience to bear in his review, painting a picture of why the United States failed in Afghanistan and posing these failures as lessons that must be learned before the next war. The books also provide insights for strategists attempting to plan …