Even though the war in Afghanistan is veiwed by much of the world as America's war, this is happening in Afghanistan with international assistance. Expect worse in Iraq.
An editorial from the LA Times
Afghanistan's Perilous Slide
"Secretary of State Colin L. Powell a year ago told nations willing to donate to rebuild Afghanistan that, without sustained assistance, the Afghans "will surely fail" to build a better future. Several months ago, a distinguished panel concluded that the Afghan situation was getting worse ? despite support from nations like France and Germany, which opposed the U.S. war in Iraq, and despite United Nations control of the political and economic process. Washington's lackadaisical approach threatens to transform Afghanistan again, at best, into a battleground for warlords backed by outside nations and, at worst, into a base for terrorists."
An editorial from the LA Times
Afghanistan's Perilous Slide
"Secretary of State Colin L. Powell a year ago told nations willing to donate to rebuild Afghanistan that, without sustained assistance, the Afghans "will surely fail" to build a better future. Several months ago, a distinguished panel concluded that the Afghan situation was getting worse ? despite support from nations like France and Germany, which opposed the U.S. war in Iraq, and despite United Nations control of the political and economic process. Washington's lackadaisical approach threatens to transform Afghanistan again, at best, into a battleground for warlords backed by outside nations and, at worst, into a base for terrorists."