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Posted: 02_01_2007 Why NATO is failing in Afghanistan
One argument often put forward for why we should get out of Iraq is that our troops are needed for the fight in Afghanistan against the Taliban. In a way, the situation in Afghanistan has been the elephant in the room, and that is true for both the left and right. I have seen very, very few commentaries on the likelihood of success there and especially on the experience of the Soviets and their failure despite throwing much more at it than NATO is. An interesting commentary in the International Herald Tribune today from a Rand analyst, you don’t have to agree with all of it but worth reading: |
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