02520nam 2200625Ia 450 991081441740332120230725023241.01-282-54678-397866125467850-8157-0434-8(CKB)2670000000014614(EBL)513996(OCoLC)607552611(SSID)ssj0000366865(PQKBManifestationID)11265651(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000366865(PQKBWorkID)10418163(PQKB)11688883(MiAaPQ)EBC513996(MdBmJHUP)muse35229(Au-PeEL)EBL513996(CaPaEBR)ebr10373401(CaONFJC)MIL254678(EXLCZ)99267000000001461420091211d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrToughing it out in Afghanistan[electronic resource] /Michael O'Hanlon, Hassina SherjanWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20101 online resource (183 p.)Includes index.0-8157-0409-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword / Bruce Riedel -- Introduction -- The rise, fall, and resurgence of the Taliban -- The strategy -- Responding to the critics -- Measuring progress-and figuring out an exit plan -- Improving the strategy -- Appendix : excerpts from Brookings Afghanistan Index: Tracking Variables and of Reconstruction and Security in Post-9/11 Afghanistan.Is Afghanistan another Vietnam, a quagmire that the United States should escape as soon as possible? Or is it a crucial war than can and must be won? The authors acknowledge current difficulties in Afghanistan but also explicate how the war-torn country can emerge as a stable sovereign nation, free from the yoke of the Taliban and al Qaeda.Afghan War, 2001-2021CounterinsurgencyAfghanistanAfghanistanStrategic aspectsUnited StatesMilitary policyAfghan War, 2001-2021.Counterinsurgency958.1047O'Hanlon Michael E552048Sherjan Hassina1724916Brookings InstitutionMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814417403321Toughing it out in Afghanistan4127378UNINA