In "Is The A Middle Way?" in the latest issue of TNR, Stephen Biddle argues that half-measures in Afghanistan will ultimately fail.  Today, two experts in the field, The New America Foundation's Michael A. Cohen and Boston University professor Andrew J. Bacevich, respond.

Click here to read Stephen Biddle's original piece on the need for a full counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan.

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On his blog, Damon Linker responds to Andrew Bacevich's critique of conservatism. Money quote: