151 | Ret. General Dan Bolger: Why We Lost in Afghanistan and Iraq

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Introduction

00:00 • 3min

2

We've Blasted Quick Notes Before We Change for Mats

02:35 • 5min

3

Military History - What Were the Turning Points of Sigon?

07:25 • 3min

4

The Cold War, the Cold War and the Middle East

10:40 • 4min

5

Afghanistan - The Battle of the Taliban

14:36 • 2min

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Afghanistan - The U.S. Army

16:47 • 2min

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Irregular War - The Antidote to Regular War

18:48 • 4min

8

The Second Component of the War in Afghanistan

23:07 • 1min

9

Do We Have the Ability to Win Wars in This Contest?

24:36 • 3min

10

We're Not Good at the Strategy Level.

27:22 • 3min

11

The Greatest Mistake That the Bush Administration Made Wasn't Throwing Everything at the Battle of Torabora

30:37 • 4min

12

Bin Laden's Not Their Problem.

34:12 • 5min

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Then, You Know, You Can't Buy Afghan Loyalty, but You Could Rent It.

39:19 • 2min

14

The Average Afgan, You Know?

41:18 • 5min

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Afghanistan Is an Abstract Concept

45:59 • 2min

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I'ud Like to Speak to the Average Afghan Soldier

47:56 • 3min

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What Should the Military Do With All This?

51:20 • 6min

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What the Military Is Really Good At?

57:02 • 6min