This is a global problem, not just ours: Henry Kissinger
(NEWSER) - The eventual withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan is necessary, but it cannot be hasty or ill-planned, writes Henry Kissinger in the Washington Post . The conflict is often seen as an American one, but this is truly an international problem. A bad handoff "is a prescription for wider conflict," writes Kissinger, one that could pit the likes of Pakistan, Iran, Russia, and China against each other. "Afghanistan could then play the role of the Balkans prior to World War I." More»