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Old 04-10-2012, 18:44   #1
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The Effectiveness of Village Stability Operations

The Only Game in Town: Assessing the Effectiveness of Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police

by Seth A. Shreckengast


http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art...ions-and-the-a

This is a really good read. Shreckengast read is spot on in many different areas. The commits are interesting to say the least.
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Old 04-10-2012, 20:27   #2
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I am happy to see some of the hard work that ODAs have put into the VSO program being recognized. It isn't easy and it is slow, extremely hard work but it is what I think can be successful in Afghanistan.
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Old 04-11-2012, 07:41   #3
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Thanks for sharing the link, which also led to CPT Hanlin's paper (linked at bottom) on an approach to VSO.
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The Only Game in Town: Assessing the Effectiveness of Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police

by Seth A. Shreckengast


http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art...ions-and-the-a

This is a really good read. Shreckengast read is spot on in many different areas. The commits are interesting to say the least.
Agree totally and it's good to see we are making some progress after 10 years.....

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