The one in Afghanistan? Apparently it’s not going to smoothly, either.
While Democrats applaud Bush and St. McCain’s failed surge in Iraq, Afghanistan descends into chaos: “The international effort to stabilize Afghanistan is faltering and urgently needs thousands of additional U.S. and coalition troops, an influential group of American diplomatic and military experts concluded in a report issued Wednesday. The independent study finds that the Taliban, which two years ago was largely viewed as a defeated movement, has [...]
From the “another world” department at the State Department:
State Dept. Official On Afghanistan: ‘Nobody Can Tell Me It’s Not Going In A Positive Direction’
In a Senate hearing today on Afghanistan, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher proclaimed, “There is progress. It’s going in the right direction.” Boucher said Afghanistan now has “a government that works fairly well,” a “quality” police force, a growing “cell phone market,” and even residents who are “furnishing [...]
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