التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
The States of Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| المؤلفون: |
JASON CAMPBELL, MICHAEL O'HANLON, JEREMY SHAPIRO, AMY UNIKEWICZ |
| المصدر: |
New York Times. 6/18/2009, Vol. 158 Issue 54710, p37. 0p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*PRESIDENTS of the United States, *COUNTERINSURGENCY |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
AFGHANISTAN, UNITED States |
| People: |
OBAMA, Barack, 1961- |
| مستخلص: |
''G oing forward, we will not blindly stay the course,'' President Obama said in unveiling his new Afghanistan strategy this spring. ''Instead, we will set clear metrics to measure progress.'' Unfortunately, finding useful metrics for assessing counterinsurgencies is not easy. Getting the force size right is key to a successful counterinsurgency, but there is no exact formula -- even when you get the numbers right the troops may fail because of poor training, difficult terrain or shifting politics. So how to best measure actual progress? The civilian fatality rate is clearly important -- yet it is often a lagging indicator of changes in momentum. As important as reducing violence, therefore, is improving government institutions and the provision of services. This is hard to measure, but economic and quality of life indicators give some hint. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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