Stevenson’s army, August 19

– Pentagon on defensive.

– WSJ says Afghan pilots flew to Uzbekistan.

– GOP divided on Afghan refugees.

– Sarah Chayes says US civilians made key mistakes over the years in Afghanistan.

– MIT study says Chinese hackers disguised as Iranian to hack Israel.

PS: Charlie has added the following:

– CJR discusses the Taliban’s “spin machine.”

– A former Air Force intelligence guy tells what the Taliban talked about.

– Facebook tells what gets the most views.

– I do agree with  this AEI analyst’s arguments against a separate Cyber Force.

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