Trade Could Be Key For Afghanistan And Entire Region
Both U.S. General Stanley McChrystal and President Barack Obama have affirmed the need for "economic" and "governance" measures in Afghanistan.
They're right, of course. Without them Washington's stated goals -- to destroy Al-Qaeda and cripple the Taliban -- remain purely negative and not compelling to most Afghans, to the countries neighboring Afghanistan, or even to its NATO allies.
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The obvious way forward in Afghanistan is to have Iran, Russia, India and other countries including China work together to generate trade, economic development, build roads, etc. etc. US needs to lower its profile substantially, not increase it as sought by General McChrystal.