Iraq is a terrible mess. There's no denying it - unless you're Republican and run the country.
But have we forgotten about Afghanistan? What news we do get from that unfortunate country is horrific. The fighting seems to be much worse than what is occuring in Iraq, Nato controls only small swathes of the country and the Afghan government controls even less, the Taliban is resurgent in large areas,the reconstruction (if one can laughingly call it that) has progressed even less and there is probably a great deal more to play for.
If this is success what does failure look like?
But have we forgotten about Afghanistan? What news we do get from that unfortunate country is horrific. The fighting seems to be much worse than what is occuring in Iraq, Nato controls only small swathes of the country and the Afghan government controls even less, the Taliban is resurgent in large areas,the reconstruction (if one can laughingly call it that) has progressed even less and there is probably a great deal more to play for.
If this is success what does failure look like?
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