Comments on: The Mission: Waging War and Keeping Peace with America’s Military, by Dana Priest http://registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/ All Central Asia, All The Time Fri, 25 May 2012 03:15:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joshua Foust http://registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/comment-page-1/#comment-375784 Joshua Foust Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:13:52 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/#comment-375784 Ms. Priest devotes a chapter to a detachment of SOF in a tribal area in northern Nigeria, training the Nigerian army. We didn't invade, and we didn't attempt to "nation-build" beyond training the same army that went right down to the delta area and promptly slaughtered thousands of rebelling tribesmen. Ms. Priest devotes a chapter to a detachment of SOF in a tribal area in northern Nigeria, training the Nigerian army. We didn’t invade, and we didn’t attempt to “nation-build” beyond training the same army that went right down to the delta area and promptly slaughtered thousands of rebelling tribesmen.

]]> By: James http://registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/comment-page-1/#comment-375781 James Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:10:14 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/#comment-375781 question: when were we involved in Nigeria? I mean, I don't doubt it -- oil, a certain amount of instability, and a political system we don't comprehend -- but I'm wracking my brains and I can't think of any *reported* US military adventures there. Maybe it was before my time (I'm an 1985 baby)? question: when were we involved in Nigeria? I mean, I don’t doubt it — oil, a certain amount of instability, and a political system we don’t comprehend — but I’m wracking my brains and I can’t think of any *reported* US military adventures there. Maybe it was before my time (I’m an 1985 baby)?

]]> By: Joshua Foust http://registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/comment-page-1/#comment-375771 Joshua Foust Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:22:30 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/#comment-375771 D, I think you're also misunderstanding this review. While "The Mission" covers areas beyond Central Asia, there is a chapter in it devoted especially to American ham-handedness in the late 90's in "the stans" (and multiple chapters devoted to Afghanistan). Furthermore, a broad picture of the over-militarization of American foreign policy surely can inform a view of American actions and strategy in the region as a whole. D, I think you’re also misunderstanding this review. While “The Mission” covers areas beyond Central Asia, there is a chapter in it devoted especially to American ham-handedness in the late 90′s in “the stans” (and multiple chapters devoted to Afghanistan). Furthermore, a broad picture of the over-militarization of American foreign policy surely can inform a view of American actions and strategy in the region as a whole.

]]> By: Nathan http://registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/comment-page-1/#comment-375769 Nathan Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:11:24 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/#comment-375769 Josh posts his stuff both places a lot of the time, especially if it's not specifically about Central Asia. I wish I had more time and could post more often, but it is the way it is. I have to put my day job and my home life first. I especially wish that more of the contributors who I've brought on had stuck with it... Josh posts his stuff both places a lot of the time, especially if it’s not specifically about Central Asia.

I wish I had more time and could post more often, but it is the way it is. I have to put my day job and my home life first.

I especially wish that more of the contributors who I’ve brought on had stuck with it…

]]> By: D http://registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/comment-page-1/#comment-375768 D Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:51:18 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/10/30/the-mission-waging-war-and-keeping-peace-with-americas-military-by-dana-priest/#comment-375768 Geography: JF correctly posts "Bhutto, Blasts, and Bellydancing Filed under: South Asia — Joshua Foust at 5:06 pm on Monday, October 29, 2007" on his Conjecturer blog, note: SOUTH Asia And in the bio he says "He [JF] is an editor at The Registan, a blog devoted to Central Asian events." So why double post a SOUTH Asian topic on a CENTRAL Asian blog? In fact there is so much double-posting going on, maybe Registan is Conecturer and vice versa? It's all really confusing, possibly lazy. I'm sure this book review (which has feck all to do with Central Asia, even less than Nordstream) was somewhere else: http://conjecturer.com/weblog/ This is a critical time in Central Asia and Registan is arsing about with meandering, second hand copy? Boo. Geography:
JF correctly posts “Bhutto, Blasts, and Bellydancing
Filed under: South Asia — Joshua Foust at 5:06 pm on Monday, October 29, 2007″ on his Conjecturer blog, note: SOUTH Asia
And in the bio he says “He [JF] is an editor at The Registan, a blog devoted to Central Asian events.”
So why double post a SOUTH Asian topic on a CENTRAL Asian blog?
In fact there is so much double-posting going on, maybe Registan is Conecturer and vice versa? It’s all really confusing, possibly lazy. I’m sure this book review (which has feck all to do with Central Asia, even less than Nordstream) was somewhere else: http://conjecturer.com/weblog/
This is a critical time in Central Asia and Registan is arsing about with meandering, second hand copy? Boo.

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