U.S. involvement in Afghanistan

Preliminary Inquiry

History of involvement?

What caused current involvement?

Future Goals for Afghanistan?

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?

Elite journals in Afghan war field,

politcal science,

Russia in Afghanistan...

Have we improved the situation?

Government control over tribes, relation with US?