U.S. involvement in Afghanistan

Preliminary Inquiry

History of involvement?

Stobdan, P. "The Afghan Conflict and Regional Security." August 1999 <http://www.ciaonet.org/olj/sa/sa_99stp02.html> This has breif history of the us involvement with the taliban, from friend to foe. there are some sections that are irrellevent so just read the part on international context, or anything else that is useful.

What caused current involvement?

Bergen Peter, Senior Research Fellow, New Amercia Foundation. "Al-Qaeda: The Threat in Afghanistan." FDCH Congressional Testimony, October 7, 2009. EBSCOhost Military & Government Collection. <http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=4&hid=4&sid=9bf769c3-72e8-4c99-855f-67ce4e2e4f74%40sessionmgr11&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=mth&AN=32Y4258325820>

Al-Qaeda threat in Afghanistan-also military and gov collection-huge article

Future Goals for Afghanistan?

AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN STRATEGY http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=7&hid=4&sid=9bf769c3-72e8-4c99-855f-67ce4e2e4f74%40sessionmgr11&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=mth&AN=32Y0540452963

Holt, K. Victoria. "Peace and Stability in Afghanistan: U.S. Goals Challenged by Security Gap." June 2002. <http://www.stimson.org/fopo/?SN=FO20020702378> Discusses the current broad goals for the conflict in Afghanistan.

Simon, Steven. "Can the Right War Be Won?" July/August 2009. Gonzaga Foley Library. <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...

International Crisis Group. "Afghanistan: New U.S. Administration, New Directions." March 13, 2009. Gonzaga Foley Library. <http://www.ciaonet.org/pbei/icg/0015956/f_0015956_13835.pdf>

Authoritative sources?

State of Afghan politics?

Economic Intelligence Unit. Gonzaga Foley Library. <http://www.ciaonet.org/atlas/AF/>

Elite journals in Afghan war field,

politcal science,

Russia in Afghanistan...

Reasons why Russia is there, turning point in defeat-huge article-military database http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=6&hid=4&sid=01dccd48-1525-4c97-992a-785be8563f76%40sessionmgr4

Why US in Soviet Occupied Afghanistan http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=6&hid=4&sid=01dccd48-1525-4c97-992a-785be8563f76%40sessionmgr4

Have we improved the situation?

Rubin, Barnett R. "Saving Afghanistan." Foreign Affairs January/February 2007. Gonzaga Foley Library. <http://proxy.foley.gonzaga.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=23521761&site=ehost-live>

Government control over tribes, relation with US?

Obama and sending more troops.

Peter, A. Tom. "Should Obama Order Afghan War Troop Surge? Troops Say Maybe Not." The Christian Science Monitor. November 8, 2009. <http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/1104/p08s04-wosc.html> Original effects of sending in more troops