If both nations fail to achieve a modicum of political stability and success against extremism and economic growth, the world will be faced with an expansion of Islamic extremism, doubts about the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and major questions about US prestige and power as it withdraws from Afghanistan.
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Someone asked me to comment on the news of the Afghan troop surge tonight.  I don’t have any organized thoughts, but here’s what I’m thinking in terms of getting my head around the problem as an ordinary citizen.
First of all, this is not another Vietnam.  The reason for this should be quite obvious, the North [...]