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What's the Outlook for Peace in Afghanistan?
NATO's latest strategy in Afghanistan is to forget trying for a military victory and to concentrate on "reintegration" and "reconciliation." We talk with the deputy to General Stanley McCrystal and others about what that means and how it might be accomplished. Also, President Obama's new budget, and his plans for 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenNATO's latest strategy in Afghanistan is to forget trying for a military victory and to concentrate on "reintegration" and "reconciliation." We talk with the deputy to General Stanley McCrystal and others about what that means and how it might be accomplished. Also, President Obama's new $3.8 trillion budget, and an update White House plans for repealing 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.'
Banner image: Members of the International Security Assistance Force talk with village elders during a shura. Photo: French Ministry of Defense
