Obama’s Libyan Opportunity
A success in Libya could give Obama cover for a faster windup of the war in Afghanistan.
A success in Libya could give cover for a faster windup of the war in Afghanistan.
With Saddam and Qaddafi overthrown, it may not matter so much that we were unable to build a stable government in poor and remote Afghanistan at an acceptable cost.
There used to be a bumper sticker back in the 1980s: "El Salvador is Spanish for Vietnam."
I sometimes wonder if Afghanistan isn't Pashtun for Laos.