Losing Afghanistan

By Michael J.W. Stickings

From the AP: "NATO''s top commander in Afghanistan" -- British Gen. David Richards -- "said Sunday the country was at a tipping point and warned Afghans would likely switch their allegiance to resurgent Taliban militants if there are no visible improvements in people's lives in the next six months."

The spin coming out of the White House may claim that all is well and that the U.S. remains committed, but this is a warning that ought not go unheeded. Five years after the war began, the future of Afghanistan remains as uncertain as ever. Victory was elusive and the war may yet be lost. And then what will it all have meant?

For more on the coming anarchy in Afghanistan, see here.

For more on the need for more troops in Afghanistan, see here.