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Article: Collateral damage A soldier in Afghanistan
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- January 25, 2008
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George Petrolekas The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
01-25-2008
Collateral damage A soldier in Afghanistan
Byline: George Petrolekas The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: OPINION
MONTREAL --
Robert Gates, the U.S. defense secretary, hit a nerve when he told the Los Angeles Times in a recent interview that NATO forces in Southern Afghanistan were untrained in counterinsurgency, reliant only on Cold War doctrine and firepower and scorned cooperation with the Afghan National Army. Within hours, Gates apologized as the Pentagon beat a hasty retreat, explaining that the defense secretary really meant to galvanize NATO into providing more troops to the embattled ...
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