"Uncomfortable Questions" Topic

"THAT UNITY OF EFFORT toward an adequately defined objective is a prime precondition for military success is axiomatic. In Afghanistan, however, many uncomfortable questions regarding the exact nature of the international effort remain unspoken in public, and thus undebated by Western political leaders. Even at the highest levels, military leaders have constructed the war in Afghanistan as a fight against the Taliban. This almost guarantees
our national failure. Instead, we should explain to the American people that the U.S. effort is a fight for the uncommitted Pashtun population of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Only in this way can we clearly define a war strategy that creates the conditions for a sustainable peace and is synchronized with our national strategy and national character. We require a sustainable engagement strategy, not merely an exit strategy. It must be one that understands that stability and governance in Kabul is a function of stability and governance in Islamabad
and vice versa, and a policy that considers Pashtun combat power and stability in Pakistan. Such a policy will recognize the conditions under which Pakistan maintains its internal stability and its ability to remain a deterrent against India. Without sustained engagement, these goals will likely fail.

Led by the United States, NATO must clearly answer three uncomfortable questions…"
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