World leaders confront waning Afghan war
Gadsden Times Sunday 20th May, 2012
Such is the bleak reality of Afghanistan as Obama and leaders of about 60 countries and organizations meet today and Monday in Chicago to map their way out of an unpopular war. The goal is to develop a strategy that does not risk a repeat of the chaos that followed the Soviet exit two decades ago, which paved the way for the rise of al-Qaida.With none of the NATO countries having the stomach to pursue the war much longer, the only viable option i...
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