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Fri, 15 May 2009 20:42:33 +0000 – By Kathleen Troia “K.T.” McFarlandFormer Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
I’ve just spent ten days in Afghanistan — meeting with American and NATO military leaders and Afghan officials.
As much as I hate to say this — I really can’t see a scenario where this ends well. First, it’s not clear what our mission is: Defeat and destroy Al Qaeda? Create democracy? Promote social and economic development? They’re all noble goals, but they require different means and resources. [foxvideo 5067223]