US/AFGHANISTAN: Airpower hit in counter-terror fight

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  • McChrystal's Afghan dilemma
  • Pre-planned air strikes
  • Self-defence paradigm revisited
  • Precautionary measures tightened?
  • Normal review process
  • Afghanistan standard
  • Limited effectiveness
  • Strategic and political considerations
  • Force protection
  • Air support necessity
  • Taliban tactics
  • Unrealistic expectations
  • Afghan politics
  • NATO partners

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