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DENIERS OF “THE TRUTH”
throughout the time period, and were the least interacted with in
terms of time spent gathering information.
10. Further experimentation must be undertaken as feedback interpreted by one person, especially an advocate of the unstructured
approach such as myself, cannot be seen as sufficiently unbiased to
scientifically establish firm patterns of differences among groups.
11. The Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System
( JCIDS) process, the strategic planning process, and the Joint Strategic
Capabilities Plan ( JSCP) are all approaches to DOD problems that are
wholly reliant on the technically rational paradigm.
12. Vincent Bugliosi, Divinity of Doubt: The God Question (New
York: Vanguard Press, 2011).
MR We Recommend
Counterinsurgency in
Eastern Afghanistan
2004-2008
A Civilian Perspective
Robert Kemp, published by the
Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
A
fter the 2001 ouster of the Taliban from Afghanistan, the United States and its allies found themselves
in a country devastated by a series of wars. This book looks at how, working with their Afghan counterparts, they engaged in a complex effort to rebuild security, development, and governance, all while
fighting a low-intensity war.
Drawing on his experience on the ground, Robert Kemp gives us a firsthand, unfiltered view of how U.S. military and civilian officers coped with a confusing, constantly changing situation along the border with Pakistan. It
looks at how they developed programs and methods, such as Provincial Reconstruction Teams, while learning to
work with the Afghans—and each other.
Eastern Afghanistan is one of the most colorful, traditional, and unique areas left in the world. This book looks
at what happened in 2004–2008, as the United States became heavily engaged there. —From the publisher
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