Iraq Model Not Good Fit For Afghan War-US Official

A British helicopter flying over Afghanistan's Helmand Province in August 2008. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said that London remains committed to keeping troops in Afghanistan for as long as Kabul needs them. (AFP/Shah Marai)

From Reuters:

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's geography and socioeconomic conditions will make it hard for the U.S. military there to duplicate policies that helped stem Iraq's insurgency, a senior Pentagon official said on Thursday.

Eric Edelman, undersecretary of defense for policy, said even during Iraq's most violent period, it was clear that Afghanistan would require much longer international attention than Iraq.

"It's not going to be an easy, cookie-cutter transfer" he said of hopes that Gen. David Petraeus, the overall commander of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, will be able to apply to Kabul policies that worked in Baghdad.

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