"Don't Believe That We Can Afford to Lose" (The New York Times)
October 5, 2009 - Kimberly Kagan![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/desert.jpg?itok=-tkw3jdJ)
Don't Believe That We Can Afford to Lose
10 Steps to Victory in Afghanistan
The New York Times, By Kimberly Kagan and Frederick W. Kagan, October 3, 2009
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