While I am probably not going to find or be able to make time for the whole thing, I am finding
Ghost Wars useful in thinking about Afghanistan. I fear too many citizens everywhere in the world are too ignorant about that country, its politics, its people, and its leaders.
Choisya wrote:
Yes, it was a wide and even handed speech. He has done wonders for you but I still worry about Afghanistan because there is a lot of opposition to the war there on this side of the Pond. The Europeans have not committed many more troops because of this. We favour increased surveillance and diplomatic activity, place less emphasis on Al Queda and even less on Bin Laden. These terrorists groups are in a number of countries, acting under many names and with a variety of leaders - concentrating so many resources on Afghanistan is going to weaken efforts elsewhere. It also antagonises even more Muslims, just as the war in Iraq did, which potentially breeds more terrorists.
debbook wrote:
I'm glad that he was direct, acknowledging America's arrogance and dismissal of Europe but calling Europe on it's anti-Americanism. Only the direct approach is going to work now. People are tired of rhetoric and lies. I think he has done America proud on this trip.
"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. It is the one thing we are interested in here." -- Leo Tolstoy
