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Traces America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the years since 9/11, and how the U.S. efforts in the Afghan War faltered because of a failure to understand the intentions of Pakistan's intelligence agency.
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Scenes of Paris and Orleans are only part of this classic episode from the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series as it takes a look at the life of American GIs in France. Viewers learn about the USAREUR COM Z alternate supply network to Germany and NODEX operations keeping soldiers combat ready in case of Soviet aggression.
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The 21st century U.S. military seldom operates alone. Except for initial entry and organizational training, it works almost always with and through foreign partners. Yet over the past decade, anecdotal evidence suggests that U.S. military organizations and personnel have trouble understanding, influencing, and cooperating with international partners. This evidence includes high-profile incidents from Iraq and Afghanistan: civilian deaths, Koran burnings,...