U.S. involvement in Afghanistan

Preliminary Inquiry

History of involvement?

What caused current involvement?

Future Goals for Afghanistan?

http://www.ciaonet.org/journals/fa/v88i4/11.html Obama's goal in Afghanistan and Pakistan and tactic to achieve goals

Stats of # of troops there?

Actions of troops?

Effects of leaving other wars, similar situations?

Peter Spiegel, & Jonathan Weisman. (2009, October 8). News in Depth: Behind the Afghan war debate, a battle of two books rages --- White House is reading 'Lessons in Disaster,' while Pentagon leaders prefer 'A Better War'. The Wall Street Journal Asia,p. 14. Retrieved November 5, 2009, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 1874590201). http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=6&did=1874590201&SrchMode=2&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1257456292&clientId=10553

Assesments by officials...

Authoritative sources?

State of Afghan politics?

http://www.ciaonet.org/atlas/AF/

Elite journals in Afghan war field,

politcal science,

Russia in Afghanistan...

Have we improved the situation?

Government control over tribes, relation with US?

Obama and sending more troops.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1104/p08s04-wosc.html original effects of sending in more troops