Author: Patrick Lang

A Toothless Lion?

by Col. W. Patrick Lang (Ret.) Below the fold …Britain has been a lukewarm political supporter of this enterprise from the beginning. Are they going to fight to regain control of Basra? Don’t bet on it....

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Karzai and Kipling

by W. Patrick LangSept. 20 — President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday questioned the need for further international military operations within Afghanistan, while the top U.S. military commander here predicted more fighting in the...

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“All Things Considered,” 17 Sept., 2005

by Pat Lang I had the chance to speak on this NPR program yesterday. Here is the link with which to listen. Iraq: Iraqi Insurgents Proving Hard to Suppress … In Iraq, insurgents are steadily adding to the death toll, even...

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