tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post314394273064856076..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Resistance is Futile?Steve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-91389018012940578342010-02-20T09:09:19.016-05:002010-02-20T09:09:19.016-05:00That might be the case for other partners, but the...That might be the case for other partners, but the Canadians have been doing COIN better than most other contingents (including some US units) and the working relationship of US and CA units in Kandahar is quite good from all accounts.<br /><br />For the Dutch, their departure complicates things greatly for the Aussies in Uruzgan, which then becomes a US headache. <br /><br />Not to mention the optics/legitimacy issues raised.<br /><br />I doubt that anyone is very happy then. It would be different if the contingents were from a less useful country.Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-93455217610890112010-02-20T09:02:49.719-05:002010-02-20T09:02:49.719-05:00Is it perhaps possible that the US prefers, or at ...Is it perhaps possible that the US prefers, or at least sees the benefits of, the departure of coalition partners? That's fewer different commands to interface with and keep track of, however interoperable NATO is supposed to be. I wonder whether elements of the US military or civilian decision-making structures might not see this as a good thing.<br /><br />--BillBill Ayreshttp://bajassociates.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com