Surge doctrine suggested against recent Taliban resurgence in southern Afghanistan. US President Bush blames Pakistan for extremism in southern Afghanistan and Pakistan's western tribal regions. NATO military strategists continue to debate their best response to skyrocketing civilian casualties and routine abuses in Afghanistan. Thailand in the grip of a humanitarian intervention nexus: political survival depends on peace, but insurgency pushes leaders toward violence. The future of their government hotly debated in Washington, Iraq's leaders sound desperate about new interest in the 'Biden Resolution' for sectarian partition of Iraq.
The West claims Czech R & Poland under the banner of freedom. The EU shakes hands with the Ukraine. After Russia threatens repeatedly to 'ramp up military presence' inside Georgia and 'remain for a long time' (1,2), Moscow concedes under revised ceasefire to EU Military Observers and outright withdrawal. Russian President Medvedev vows to follow up on recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Inside Georgia, many are questioning how it came to this.
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