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Claire McCaskill: “I really hope that it is a gut-check moment at the War College about COIN and what has worked and what has not and why…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
I really hope that it is a gut-check moment at the War College about COIN and what has worked and what has not and why the failures have occurred.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

McCaskill calls for reflection on counterinsurgency strategies and their effectiveness.

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