Hello! I am Jesse, a sophomore in high school. I do policy debate and do a lot of research on America’s military presence in Afghanistan Iraq and Japan. My father suggested I try policy analysis at aidemocracy.org, I applied and here I am. I enjoy researching policy and see it as a responsibility if we are to be apart of a healthy democracy.
Jesse Puka-Beals
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A Winnable War? A brief overview
March 23, 2011 by
Counter-Insurgency or COIN, is a military strategy premised on nation building. The core principles rely on getting the support of the people, establishing a legitimate government than can protect itself, and using the local populations’ desire for stability to fight insurgents. This seems like the best idea when the enemy is engaging in guerilla warfare with the support of the population who know the area better. COIN was used in Iraq to bring the current stability that is experienced now and many thought it would apply to Afghanistan as well. Some … [Read more...]
Will America Be the Soviet Union of the 21st Century?
February 1, 2011 by
Recently another milestone was reached in the Afghanistan war, our occupation has surpassed that of the Soviet Union (1979-1989) in length. This fact understandably causes people to wish for the US to get out of Afghanistan before our empire ends up like the Soviet Union. Everywhere you look it seems there is another sign of a US decline and there is a clear shift in the American public’s view of our role in the world, from peacekeeper to isolationist seen in the appeal of the tea party. This should be an even greater cause for concern. If America just … [Read more...]
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