Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Obama's Afghan quagmire deepens

The US president inherited a mess in Afghanistan, but he needs to bring some order to his mish-mash of policies for the country

Simon Tisdall
guardian.co.uk, Monday 23 March 2009

"Confused, apparently contradictory, statements by Barack Obama suggest America's new president is having as much trouble as his hapless predecessor in defining US strategy in Afghanistan. Part of the difficulty confronting his policy reviewers is that each time they look, the problem just gets bigger.

Talking at the weekend, Obama sounded more like a college lecturer trying to cover all the bases than a commander-in-chief with a clear plan of action......."

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