surge's

The report raises several concerns about the civilian side of the "civil and military effort," including: the effectiveness and quality of training for field personnel; the level of agency guidance for field work; the application of models for civilian-military integration; civilians 'ability to oversee implementing partners; the civilian surge's long-term sustainability; and the Embassy's lack of a formal and systematic mechanism for collecting and implementing best practices and lessons learned.

Derrick Crowe: A "Comprehensive Civilian/Military Effort" in Afghanistan? Hardly. Derrick Crowe 2010

News stories based on highly placed administration sources doubted the surge's success deep into the summer of 2007.

Mission Accomplished Paul A. Gigot 2011

The report raises several concerns about the civilian side of the "civil and military effort," including: the effectiveness and quality of training for field personnel; the level of agency guidance for field work; the application of models for civilian-military integration; civilians 'ability to oversee implementing partners; the civilian surge's long-term sustainability; and the Embassy's lack of a formal and systematic mechanism for collecting and implementing best practices and lessons learned.

Derrick Crowe: A "Comprehensive Civilian/Military Effort" in Afghanistan? Hardly. Derrick Crowe 2010

The report raises several concerns about the civilian side of the "civil and military effort," including: the effectiveness and quality of training for field personnel; the level of agency guidance for field work; the application of models for civilian-military integration; civilians 'ability to oversee implementing partners; the civilian surge's long-term sustainability; and the Embassy's lack of a formal and systematic mechanism for collecting and implementing best practices and lessons learned.

Derrick Crowe: A "Comprehensive Civilian/Military Effort" in Afghanistan? Hardly. Derrick Crowe 2010

The report raises several concerns about the civilian side of the "civil and military effort," including: the effectiveness and quality of training for field personnel; the level of agency guidance for field work; the application of models for civilian-military integration; civilians 'ability to oversee implementing partners; the civilian surge's long-term sustainability; and the Embassy's lack of a formal and systematic mechanism for collecting and implementing best practices and lessons learned.

Derrick Crowe: A "Comprehensive Civilian/Military Effort" in Afghanistan? Hardly. Derrick Crowe 2010

But Crocker said the troop surge's success was also made possible by Bush's personal relationship with Maliki, with whom Bush spoke often via videoconference.

Obama makes personal diplomacy part of Afghan strategy 2010

But Crocker said the troop surge's success was also made possible by Bush's personal relationship with Maliki, with whom Bush spoke often via videoconference.

Obama makes personal diplomacy part of Afghan strategy 2010

If Mr. Obama wants to win some bipartisan goodwill, he'll admit he was wrong at the time and say he has learned from the surge's success in Iraq as he has planned his own surge in Afghanistan.

The President on Iraq 2010

But Crocker said the troop surge's success was also made possible by Bush's personal relationship with Maliki, with whom Bush spoke often via videoconference.

Obama makes personal diplomacy part of Afghan strategy 2010

One of the surge's major successes was to apply Frederick Hartmann's principle of a "conservation of enemies", whereby successful powers avoid making, or simultaneously engaging with, more enemies than absolutely necessary.

James Denselow: Rehabilitating the Sons of Iraq 2009