Many NATO Leaders Have Little If Any Will To Continue the War In Afghanistan

A British military vehicle drives past an Afghan man in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, Oct. 20, 2008. Photo from Abdul Qodus/Reuters

Political Will 'Wavering' In Afghanistan -- National Post

LONDON -- NATO members are wavering in their political commitment to Afghanistan, one of the alliance's top commanders said on Monday, describing the nearly seven-year-old campaign against the Taliban as disjointed.

Pointing to more than 70 "caveats" that give individual countries a veto over certain operations, and the fact that troop commitments remain unfulfilled, General John Craddock said he was fearful the operation was being short-changed.

"We are demonstrating a political will that is in my judgment sometimes wavering," Gen. Craddock, a U.S. general and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said in a speech to policymakers and defence analysts in London.

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My Comment: The Taliban know that if they can prolong this war for another two or three years .... NATO will be gone. This is the long term view of the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies .... and I am afraid that they are right.