Making the Case for America’s Mission in Afghanistan
January 28, 2020
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as posted by the channelWatch Gen. John M. “Jack” Keane, Former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army delivers remarks—followed by a panel discussion with Ambassador Husain Haqqani, Former Ambassador of Pakistan to the U.S. and Director for South and Central Asia, Hudson Institute; Clifford D. May—Founder and President, Foundation for Defense of Democracies; Christopher D. Kolenda, Ph.D.
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security; Elizabeth Threlkeld, Fellow and Deputy Director, South Asia Program, Stimson Center
The situation in Afghanistan in 2020 is a far cry from what it was when the U.S. invaded in response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
Still, any timeline for a U.S. troop withdrawal must be dictated by U.S. national interests and conditions on the ground, not an artificial political timetable.
Any withdrawal that is driven by politics would be a grave strategic error. So, too, would be a bad deal with the Taliban, or one that does not directly involve the Afghan government.
Any of these scenarios would have long-term negative consequences for the people of Afghanistan and for U.S. interests in the region.
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