Afghanistan policy may lead to civil war unless Afghans brought to the table


	Afghanistan policy may lead to civil war unless Afghans brought to the table

masbury

11-3-2009 12:19 PM

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masbury says:

We have a military policy designed for conquering nations, but Afghanistan's problems are civilian ones that will only be solved by getting the Afghan people into the process.

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