Don’t Shoot: Major Change in U.S. Military Strategy in Afghanistan
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Civilian casualties have plagued the U.S. mission in Afghanistan for seven years, ruining any good will that Americans have built up among Afghans and possibly turning many noncombatants into terrorist recruits. A major shift in strategy was just announced: U.S. and NATO forces will no longer fight in or around Afghan homes. Is this a smart counterinsurgency strategy or could it put more American soldiers at greater risk?
Guests:
David Kilcullen, counterinsurgency expert; former advisor to Gen. David Petraeus in Iraq & the U.S. State Department; former lieutenant colonel in the Australian Army
Peter Mansoor, professor military history at Ohio State's Mershon Center for International Security Studies; retired colonel in the U.S. Army & executive officer to Gen. David Petraeus; founding director of the U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center at For Leavenworth
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