BAGRAM, Afghanistan (November 6, 2006) - U.S. Army Spc. John Powell, from the 561st Military Police Company, Fort Campbell, Ky., and attached to the 10th Mountain Division, greets an Afghan national policeman before inquiring about suspicious activity in the area in Bagram, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2006. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Dexter D. Clouden, U.S. Army.From The National Review:
Nine principles the Obama administration should follow.
President Obama has said many times that America must succeed in Afghanistan. He is right, and he deserves our full support in that effort.
Afghanistan is in many respects harder to understand than Iraq was. Even with a good strategy and sufficient resources, success will almost certainly come much more slowly. But as a great man said two years ago, hard is not hopeless.
The keys to finding the right approach lie in nine fundamental principles.
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