Posted by Sigismund on March 5, 2009, at 23:52:54
In reply to Re: Pakistan » Sigismund, posted by fayeroe on March 5, 2009, at 19:58:51
Informed opinion seems to be saying that there is no hope of western victory in Afghanistan: the window of opportunity was open for a few years and is now shut.
However that may be, I would not like to see the Afghanistan war consume Obama's presidency.
I've just read some of the book. It is all hellishly complicated.
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