That was the question—with respect to the global problems we currently face—that Tom Brokaw posed to the spectacular panel at "Enhancing the U.S.'s Role in the World," sponsored by t
The United States made great strides to oust the Taliban and Al Qaeda and stand up the Afghan government after the invasion in October 2001, but the situation has deteriorated since 2005. The Taliban and Al Qaeda have regrouped and support the Afghan insurgency while strengthening their own capabilities. The Bush administration has portrayed Iraq as the central front of the central front of the "global war on terror," Afghanistan and the borderlands of Pakistan remain the central battlefield.
Afghanistan now produces an incredible 92% of the world's heroin as Afghani's have little else to rely on for their economic well being. Futher, this drug trade props up radical Islamic terrorists and the Taliban insurgency. The next president needs to adopt a realistic approach to managing the poppy trade and give the Afghan people other outlets to support themselves economically.
AND FIND BIN LADEN!
