Why A Narrow Counterterrorism Mission Will Fail In Afghanistan

U.S. Army soldiers make a security stop while pursuing their misionduring Operation Champion Spear outside the village of Marsac in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christopher Nicholas

Why We Can't Go Small In Afghanistan -- USA Today

A narrow counterterrorism mission sounds like a win-win. One problem: It won’t work.

As the Afghanistan mission has encountered growing troubles this summer, the debate about whether to lower U.S. goals and focus more narrowly on counterterrorism has again re-emerged. Such a shift sounds appealing. If advocates are right, we could protect the United States against terrorism while lowering costs, casualties and commitment in Afghanistan — a war that by some measures is about to become the longest in U.S. history.

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My Comment: We examined this issue yesterday. For more information, go to Will Escalating The Drone Wars Along The Afghan-Pak War Zone Help To Eliminate Al Qaeda?

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