The Case for Humility in Afghanistan

A Taliban victory would have devastating consequences for U.S. interests. But to avoid disaster, America must beware the Soviet Union’s mistakes -- and learn from its own three decades of failure in South Asia.

The United States has two compelling interests at issue in the Afghan conflict. One is the ongoing, increasingly successful but incomplete effort to reduce the threat posed by al Qaeda and related jihadi groups, and to finally eliminate the al Qaeda Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala - via Foreign Policy
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Oct 16, 2009 - 6:48 PM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Oct 18, 2009 - 10:51 AM PDT
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 26, 2009

Coll seems to have some experience in Afghanistan but does not provide much in the form of sources of information. Some of his claims of opinions of Aghanis and Pakistanis are different from what I have read elsewhere.

Bush's invasion of choice has always been a major mistake, and still is.

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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 26, 2009

More than that may well be achievable. In my view, most current American commentary underestimates the potential for transformational changes in South Asia over the next ... More »

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