http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/No_country_can...icleshow/2384751.cms

Jaap De Hoop Sheffer commenting on discussions underway in Holland as the two-year commitment to NATO's Afghan exercise draws to a close, is perhaps a misstatement. But it's also the kind some politicians might just jump all over, given the actual non-participation by so many NATO members, the dichotomy of the involvement and the debatable rate of 'progress'.

Jaap is an 'operationist' as opposed to a 'reconstructionist' and led counter-insurgency operations for a while before becoming NATO chief. He has to counter the notion that NATO assistance in the form of combat arms and drug eradication isn't money well-spent.

so, this means what, Afghanistan is the near east's version of Hotel California?

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Originally posted by GroovyLady:
so, this means what, Afghanistan is the near east's version of Hotel California?

At least some people only have Afghanistan as a place where "you can check in any time you like, but you can never leave".

'Warm smell of Colitas, rising up in the air'.


Ooops! Wrong flower.