Petraeus Gets A Russian Bridge To Afghanistan. But At What Cost?

U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus greets Barack Obama at Baghdad International Airport. REUTERS/U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Lorie Jewell

From Westhawk:

General David Petraeus has negotiated an agreement to open a new supply route to Afghanistan through Russia and the central Asian republics. General Petraeus made this announcement yesterday while visiting Islamabad:

“It is very important as we increase the effort in Afghanistan that we have multiple routes that go into the country,” General Petraeus told reporters in Islamabad, where he had met with the head of the Pakistani Army as well as the country’s president and prime minister. The general had previously visited Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to discuss the issue.

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My Comment: Russians never give away anything for free. I am sure that the price was steep.