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FRONT PAGE: "U.S. Strategy in Afghan War Hinges on Far-Flung Outposts," by Yochi J. Dreazen, Wall Street Journal, 4 March 2009.
Good description by Dreazen of these "tiny redoubts" in southern and eastern Afghanistan. Basic question is one of critical mass: do 17k more soldiers spread out in more tiny forts create a different security environment or just put more bodies out there for target practice?
As always, the SysAdmin demands bodies as much or more than bucks.
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