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In Afghanistan, More War or Reconciliation?
Even White House insiders concede that the President’s strategy in Afghanistan may be in trouble, on the ground and in Washington. What are the objectives? What are the alternatives and the prospects for women's rights and civil war? Also, oil spill work stops as storm approaches, and from Newark to Atlantic City, it's hard times in New Jersey.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenEven White House insiders concede that the President’s strategy in Afghanistan may be in trouble, on the ground and in Washington. What are the objectives? What are the alternatives and the prospects for women's rights and civil war? Also, oil spill work stops as storm approaches, and Atlantic City is dying and Newark can’t afford to buy toilet paper. We hear what’s facing New Jersey’s new Republican governor.
Banner image: US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke (C) talks with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) (L) and ranking member Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) before a hearing on Capitol Hill July 14, 2010 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
