Afghan Mission Creep
August 14th, 2008 by Adam
Bartle Breese Bull in the New York Times writes that the U.S. is suffering from mission creep in Afghanistan and that a military surge just increases the costs necessary to fulfill broad interests. Bull argues that any nation-building gambit in Afghanistan will be extremely difficult and that counterterrorism efforts will not be complimented by increasing troop levels. Bull concludes by saying, “If Americans really believe…that Afghanistan is the right war and a place appropriate for Iraq-style nation-building, then they must understand both the cost involved and the remote likelihood of success.”
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