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Bush administration seeks more aggressive policy in Central Asia.(Inside Track)

The New American

| February 18, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2009 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

While the Bush administration has been prosecuting an unwise and unjustified war of regime change in Iraq, over the past few years early military successes against al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan have stumbled. Opening a committee meeting on Capitol Hill to hear testimony from retired Lt. General David Barrio, formerly a commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) warned: "I believe that we currently risk a strategic failure in Afghanistan" and urged that we "shift needed resources from Iraq to Afghanistan."

Any redoubling of efforts in Afghanistan must be accompanied by significant efforts to root out Taliban …

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