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FP: Call in the Civilians

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Created 10/27/2009 - 00:00

By: Ron Capps

Amid the roiling controversy over U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, one fact often gets lost: The soldiers are only half the picture. It will take both combat troops and civilians to tackle what the Army's new counterinsurgency manual sees as objective No. 1: "foster[ing] development of effective governance by a legitimate government."

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[1] http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/10/26/call_in_the_civilians