Reed, from the little that I've read, it seems that isolation has been our policy for the last twenty years that exasperated the current TB problem. I think we'll need a five-pronged strategy:Would the geography of the region allow the primary AQ and Taliban affiliated tribes to be isolated by military force? Reed
1. FID/IW w/ Paki brothers
2. COIN in Afghanistan
3. Reconciliation with TB moderates
4. Massive reconstruction/humanitarian assistance to the area
5. Precise DA strikes- kill irreconciliables
Even if this approach was Pol/Mil feasible, the big elephant in the room would still be the drug trade.
Very difficult problem set.
v/r
Mike
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