The following are just a few words from a report by the Afghanistan Study Group, an ad-hoc group of some experienced and bright people who have been reviewing the situation for the past couple of years. The words are few but the meaning is clear.
Although the United States should support democratic rule, human rights and economic development, its capacity to mold other societies is inherently limited. The costs of trying should be weighed against our need to counter global terrorist threats directly, reduce America’s $1.4 trillion budget deficit, repair eroding U.S. infrastructure, and other critical national purposes. Our support of these issues will be better achieved as part of a coordinated international group with which expenses and burdens can be shared.
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