Western powers now in Afghanistan run the risk of suffering the fate of the Soviet Union there if they cannot halt the growing insurgency and an Afghan perception that they are foreign invaders, according to Zbigniew Brzezinski, the former U.S. national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter. Full Story »
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The article emphasizes how to win a colonial-like geopolitical battle for military control, with quotes from advocates of projecting power. There is not talk of the desires of the Afghanis, and no talk of an exit strategy for Bush's war of choice that is now Obama's war of folly.
Solid report. As a short sketch, it outlines the problems and tasks in Afghanistan. It gives an international perspective.
The article is a honest and serious contribution, in all its brevity. It is a kind of update concerning Afghanistan policy.
I agree with Sir Sherardd Cowper-Coles that development aid should be distributed through tribal leaders. Stability in Afghanistan needs the help of ... More »
Spare us Jimmy Carter's advisor or the New York Times. It's hard to think of any people less qualified to win a war.
The left, thwarted from losing the war in Iraq, is now trying to lose the war in Afghanistan. The problem they have is how to do it without the ... More »
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