Afghanistan Drawdown: Petraeus, UN At Odds On Nation's Safety

Christian Science Monitor :

With NATO handing over security control of parts of Afghanistan to local forces today, and with US top commander Gen. David Petraeus's departure from the theater declaring the war is on the right track, you'd think it's been a good summer so far for US forces and President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan.

But it's getting increasingly hard to parse the real nature of the war, particularly since the statements of US officers like General Petraeus on the security situation are dramatically at odds with some of their international partners.

Read the whole story: Christian Science Monitor

Comments

[rubadub]

12:45 PM on 07/21/2011

Why Yes it is!

That's why there should be more sight-seeing and missionary trips made by Christian Scientists, in groups of 20-30, on a regular basis into Iraq.

[cabinetmaniac]

07:26 AM on 07/21/2011

We know for a fact that the Christian Science Monitor is one of the finest journalistic endeavors in the world.

We also know for a fact that Patraeus is a liar.

Based upon the historical integrity of the two sources the CSM is far more reliable and believable.

☮

[mutalabala]

07:34 PM on 07/20/2011

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/07/worlds_most_dangerous_countrie.html

[lateralus1983]

04:33 PM on 07/20/2011

If Alexander the Great could not pacify and change that region with no limits to the atrocities he could commit to make it happen how in the world did we expect to do it?

[Observer111]

03:58 PM on 07/20/2011

We all know how it's gonna end. US will go back home counting losses and Taliban will stay there for eternity.

[Tanrioldu]

03:51 PM on 07/20/2011

Christian Science... now THERE'S an oxymoron!

[shylove2]

03:42 PM on 07/20/2011

We have no interest in safety just dominance for the multi-national brave new mono-cultural takeover for the world order without borders of the rich vampire classes and their enablers to profit from...

[mystshy]

03:03 PM on 07/20/2011

i dont get it