JINSA Report cited in Peter Huessy article on Family Security Matters, 10/29/10
Geostrategic Fairy Tales
Peter Huessy
October 29, 2010
What are the choices America faces in Iraq and Afghanistan? Do we pursue victory or do we leave as soon as possible? Is Iraq in fact “a war of choice” and a terrible mistake? Is Afghanistan, although linked to 9/11, a war not worth pursuing?
Geostrategic Fairy Tales
Peter Huessy
October 29, 2010
What are the choices America faces in Iraq and Afghanistan? Do we pursue victory or do we leave as soon as possible? Is Iraq in fact “a war of choice” and a terrible mistake? Is Afghanistan, although linked to 9/11, a war not worth pursuing?
I am going to argue today that we are facing mortal enemies that seek our destruction. Our enemies are states such as Iran, Syria, and Venezuela; they are allies or subsidiaries of those states– such as Hezbollah, FARC, Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and Hamas; and their many accomplices, strategically located in state entities in Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and Pakistan, such as the ISI.