Spending on DIME Now- Winning Lasting Peace in Afghanistan
Abstract
Recent national policy deliberations regarding prosecution of the war in Afghanistan have prompted an overall change in U.S. strategy as articulated by President Obama in his December 1, 2009 speech at West Point. The goal of the new short-term military-focused strategy is to protect the Afghan population by strengthening Afghan Security Forces in order to create time and space to develop the nation's economy and governance. However, the lack of a long-term U.S. strategy to address fundamental shortcomings in the Afghan economy and governance structure may ultimately prevent any genuine long-term sustainable progress in the Afghan security situation and thereby frustrate any near-term pullback of U.S. forces. This SRP explores the effectiveness of the current lines of operational effort (LoO). It offers and recommendations of ways to stabilize Afghanistan in the short-term, necessary to enable the transition of US forces beginning in July 2011.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA519862
Entities
People
- Eric E. Edin
Organizations
- United States Army War College