Comments on: A message to progressives on Afghanistan (Part 3): the terrorist threat http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/ Grassroots action for a safer, more just world Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Obama's Disappointing Peace Plan | LA Progressive http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-2700 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:54:18 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-2700 [...] The raid that killed Osama bin Laden hammers home the point that we’ve been making for years—military response is not the most effective response to terrorism. Osama bin Laden was found through smart intelligence work and international cooperation. The [...]

]]> By: President Obama’s disappointing war plan « Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-2693 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:06:31 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-2693 [...] The raid that killed Osama bin Laden hammers home the point that we’ve been making for years—military response is not the most effective response to terrorism. Osama bin Laden was found through smart intelligence work and international cooperation. The [...]

]]> By: “Patriots who oppose this war” must push Obama to end it « Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-1597 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:26:12 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-1597 [...] threat from Al Qaeda and if anything is making the violence worse in Afghanistan. I have written many times before about why a military strategy is a tragic waste of resources, and President Obama did [...]

]]> By: President Obama’s Cairo speech: prelude to real policy change? « Groundswell Blog, from Peace Action West http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-407 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:06:42 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-407 [...] home is the absence of any extremists, that sounds like an open-ended commitment. As I’ve noted, military force has historically been highly ineffective in combating terrorism; the US should invest in nonmilitary strategies such as policing and [...]

]]> By: A message to progressives on Afghanistan (Part 3): the terrorist threat « Get Afghanistan Right http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-154 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:05:15 +0000 http://blog.peaceactionwest.org/2009/04/08/a-message-to-progressives-on-afghanistan-part-3-the-terrorist-threat/#comment-154 [...] A message to progressives on Afghanistan (Part 3): the terrorist threat posted on April 15th, 2009 at Groundswell [...]

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