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US Army Lieutenant Colonal John Nagl

Sat. November 21, 2009

Ex-Schofield chief receives prominent Afghan posting

Honolulu Star-Bulletin
November 12, 2009

John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American Security in Washington, DC, said Caldwell's nomination is a recognition by the Pentagon of the ...

Efforts aim to get Taliban off battlefield in Afghanistan

USA Today
October 21, 2009

... going to win," said John Nagl, a counterinsurgency expert at the Center for a New American Security. "Otherwise flipping is a death sentence." But Col. ...

Can the War in Afghanistan Still Be Won?

Newsweek
October 10, 2009

Col. John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American Security; and James Shinn, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asia in 2007Ã¢ÂÂ"08. ...

After the Peace Prize, Give War a Chance

Huffington Post (blog)
October 9, 2009

... digestible, and occasionally funny introduction to the principles of counterinsurgency, watch Jon Stewart's 2007 interview with Lt. Col. John Nagl. ...

Is US strategy in Afghanistan working?

MinnPost.com (blog)
October 6, 2009

One among the cognoscenti was John Nagl. In 1991, he was a young officer in charge of a tank platoon that helped crush Saddam Hussein's conventional forces ...

The Stage is Set for One of the Most Difficult Decisions Obama May Have to Make

ABC News
September 30, 2009

... Afghanistan can support," said retired army Lt. Col. Dr. John Nagl, President of the Center for New American Security, in an interview with ABC News. ...

Afghan forces' problems are a drag on US effort

USA Today
September 29, 2009

Meanwhile, the US military never dedicated enough personnel to train Afghan security forces, says John Nagl, a counterinsurgency expert and president of the ...

Services prepare for Afghanistan plus-up

AirForceTimes.com
September 28, 2009

Retired army Lt. Col. John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American Security, member of the Defense Policy Board and an expert on counterinsurgency, ...

Services prepare for Afghanistan plus-up

ArmyTimes.com
September 28, 2009

Retired army Lt. Col. John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American Security, member of the Defense Policy Board and an expert on counterinsurgency, ...

Change at Fort Riley part of shifting Army focus

Hays Daily News
September 16, 2009

Defense analyst John Nagl, president of the Center for New American Security in Washington, said the new system was a move in the right direction, ...

US military stretched dangerously thin by war:poll

Bangladesh News 24 hours
August 26, 2009

"We are putting more strains on the all-volunteer force than it was ever designed to bear," army Lt. Col. John Nagl, a prominent counterinsurgency expert, ...

CNAS announces inaugural "next generation" class

Foreign Policy
August 26, 2009

The two dozen under-35 national security up-and-comers will participate in a series of discussions led by Lt. Col. John Nagl (US Army, Ret. ...

Biking Out of Iraq

Alarab online
August 20, 2009

... retired Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl, is president of the Center for a New American Security, and was an advisor to General David Petraeus, ...

Army Officer: Trainers in Iraq like Warcraft Spoiler

Wired News
August 14, 2009

But the army dragged its heels, instead selecting temporary teams on an "ad-hoc basis,Ã¢ÂÂ according to Lt. Col. John Nagl and 1st Lt. Brian Drohan, ...

Marines fighting Taliban strive to win Afghan locals' trust

USA Today
August 2, 2009

In an insurgency, "every village has its own microclimate," says John Nagl, a counterinsurgency expert at the Center for a New American Security, ...

Is it time for the US to leave Iraq altogether?

MLive.com
July 31, 2009

John Nagl, president, Center for a New American Security: "Letting go is a hard, difficult process -- but doing so gradually and responsibly is the best way ...

Can Iraqis Handle Their Own Security?

NPR
July 22, 2009

Retired Lt. Col. John Nagl, president of the Center for a New American Security, says the Iraqis have improved dramatically but they still need US help to ...

Fleet of spy planes gives US 'an edge' in Afghan mission

USA Today
July 13, 2009

Airborne intelligence "gives us an edge in being able to monitor activities," said Col. George Amland, deputy commander of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary ...

Afghanistan offensive 'shows signs of success' says Gordon Brown

Telegraph.co.uk
July 12, 2009

John Nagl, a leading military adviser to President Barack Obama's administration, accused Britain of "lacking commitment" to protect its troops adequately ...

Iraq is victorious ... over the 'foreign' US?

Durant Daily Democrat
July 11, 2009

Typically, John Nagl, president of Center for a New American Security, a Left-wing defense think tank with close ties to the Obama administration, ...