"The COIN War"

Victor J Blue

The Stockton Record

Members of the Afghan National Police stand at the top of a mountain overlooking Combat Outpost McClain in the Mohammed Agha district of Logar province, Afghanistan Sunday May 24, 2009. The greatest challenge and most important goal of the US effort in Afghanistan is the buildup and capacitation of the Afghan security forces. Without a viable government and a force to protect it, US commanders concede that no military solution will succeed in the country.

Victor J Blue, " "The COIN War"," in POYi Archive, Item #43624, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/43624 (accessed June 14, 2025).