U.S. Remarks on North Korea

Stephen W. Bosworth, the U.S. Special Representativefor North Korea Policy, offers a statement to reporters at Incheon Airport in South Korea, before meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan. The full text of Mr. Bosworth’s remarks upon his arrival in South Korea on Jan. 4, 2011, can be read here.

On Monday, USA Today reported that the United States Air Force was increasing the size of its Afghanistan contingent in order to keep up with the dramatic expansion in the rate of airstrikes since Gen. David Petraeus took over command of the war effort. To some, the fact that Petraeus — the American military figure most associated with FM 3-24 (.pdf), also known as the counterinsurgency (COIN) manual — is responsible for increasing the use of airpower in Aghanistan represents a paradox. FM 3-24 takes a notably dim view of airstrikes, suggesting that they “can cause collateral damage that turns […]

Deploying U.S. Marines Trained for Cultural Sensitivity

The U.S. military is expected to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014. But thousands of U.S. Marines will still deploy there within the next year to support the war. To prepare them, the Defense Department has introduced culture training programs at several military bases around the United States.

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