Boots on the Ground (Audio Edition)

Published February 10, 2009

In this episode we spoke with the managing editor of The Long War Journal Bill Roggio about his latest article "Al Qaeda's Paramilitary 'Shadow Army,'" the Pakistan problem, Obama's Afghan strategy and the debate over how much control AQ has over the insurgency.

-- Christian

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