"American diplomats insist that Europeans see a failed Afghan state as a direct threat to their security. That is not true. "A very small number" of European governments believe Afghanistan is on the front-line of the war on terror, says one senior Brussels man. Most sent troops just to maintain good relations with America. Europe's governments fear there is no strategy for winning the war but "some are afraid to tell the Americans the truth."

   I wonder if Obama has noticed that neither the Chinese nor the Indians have any participation in either Afghanistan or in Iraq.  Does Obama think that the Chinese or Indians are ignorant of or indifferent to the supposed dangers these two regions pose to their security?  Strange.  You'd think that if there were some genuine dangers posed by "not doing enough," as the Obama administration sees it, in Iraq or Afghanistan, that the Chinese and Indians would be both aware of that and involved.  Somehow, it doesn't strike them as that important.

  Maybe Obama should figure out why that is.

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