Comments on: Break the silence: a message to progressives who are ambivalent about the war in Afghanistan (Part 1) http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/ Grassroots action for a safer, more just world Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:09:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The strategic harm of civilian casualties – Rethink Afghanistan War Blog http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-1220 Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:21:15 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-1220 [...] from their mistakes and use their negligence to our strategic advantage. But the way to do this is not through a military escalation, as President Obama has proposed, because the use of force would only [...]

]]> By: The strategic harm of civilian casualties « Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-1216 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:31:07 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-1216 [...] from their mistakes and use their negligence to our strategic advantage. But the way to do this is not through a military escalation, as President Obama has proposed, because the use of force would only [...]

]]> By: The Marja offensive’s impact on civilians « Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-1094 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:15:06 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-1094 [...] In reality, civilians always pay dearly for war. That is, as we’ve argued, one of the most fundamental strategic failings of war. As an interview with Radio Free Europe reveals, many civilians remain in [...]

]]> By: President Obama’s Cairo speech: prelude to real policy change? « Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-406 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:06:37 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-406 [...] have already written extensively about why the troop escalation in Afghanistan is likely to create more extremists, not defeat them. [...]

]]> By: Senate approves war funding bill « Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-374 Fri, 22 May 2009 21:44:30 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-374 [...] double what it was at the end of 2008. Given that military strategies of fighting terrorism have a long well-documented history of failure, the supplemental is likely to be counterproductive to US security objectives. Disappointingly, the [...]

]]> By: House Approves Supplemental War Funding for Iraq and Afghanistan Without Exit Strategy « Get Afghanistan Right http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-327 Fri, 15 May 2009 06:02:01 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-327 [...] allocating roughly 9 times more money for military tools than civilian ones. Given the long, well-documented failure of military means of fighting terrorism, the strategy funded by the supplemental is likely to be counterproductive. The bill also lacks [...]

]]> By: House Approves Supplemental War Funding for Iraq and Afghanistan Without Exit Strategy « Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-326 Thu, 14 May 2009 23:41:49 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-326 [...] allocating roughly 9 times more money for military tools than civilian ones. Given the long, well-documented failure of military means of fighting terrorism, the strategy funded by the supplemental is likely to be counterproductive. The bill also lacks [...]

]]> By: Take action: support calls in Congress for an exit strategy for Afghanistan « Get Afghanistan Right http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-281 Thu, 07 May 2009 06:13:11 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-281 [...] have made the case here many times that the current Afghanistan strategy is heading in the wrong direction. Just this week we saw some [...]

]]> By: Take action: support calls in Congress for an exit strategy for Afghanistan « Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-268 Thu, 07 May 2009 00:32:12 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-268 [...] have made the case here many times that the current Afghanistan strategy is heading in the wrong direction. Just this week we saw some [...]

]]> By: Mother’s Peace Day - Amanda Hendler-Voss - God’s Politics Blog http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-257 Tue, 05 May 2009 21:01:17 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/06/break-the-silence-a-message-to-progressives-who-are-ambivalent-about-the-war-in-afghanistan-part-1/#comment-257 [...] force.  Highly militarized societies, however, almost always produce bad results for women.  Kavita Ramdas of the Global Fund for Women claims, “Yes Afghanistan needs troops–but it needs troops of [...]

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