Afstan: A pessimistic assessment by a good Canadian blogger
Celestial Junk (who also runs the excellent MediaRight.ca site, "Canadians and NATO in the Afghan Conflict : Daily News and Op-ed") posts a very good assessment of how thing are going in Afghanistan.
I generally agree but think (hope?) the conclusion--"The Afghan mission will fail"--may be premature. Let's see what the next few months (tipping point?) bring, and if pressure can get the non-Dutch and non-former Warsaw Pact Euros (esp. Germany, France, Italy and Spain) to do a bit more. Striking that Romania and Poland are up to it but not...
I especially like the analysis of the Canadian scene; Craig Oliver et al. make me hurl.
I generally agree but think (hope?) the conclusion--"The Afghan mission will fail"--may be premature. Let's see what the next few months (tipping point?) bring, and if pressure can get the non-Dutch and non-former Warsaw Pact Euros (esp. Germany, France, Italy and Spain) to do a bit more. Striking that Romania and Poland are up to it but not...
I especially like the analysis of the Canadian scene; Craig Oliver et al. make me hurl.
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 5:11 p.m.
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