http://defense.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/02/10/afghanistan-nato-and-the-warsaw-pact/ A Great Decisions 2008 Blog Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 http://defense.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/02/10/afghanistan-nato-and-the-warsaw-pact/#comment-195 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:52:58 +0000 http://defense.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/02/10/afghanistan-nato-and-the-warsaw-pact/#comment-195 [...] Referring to the dissipating morale of the American cause, Thomas Paine wrote in the winter of 1776 that “these are the times that try men’s souls.”  One might reflect today on Afghanistan as trying NATO’s soul.  President Bush envisions a new mission for NATO through Afghanistan, while some see the fissure over troops in Afghanistan as a possible death knell for NATO. [...] […] Referring to the dissipating morale of the American cause, Thomas Paine wrote in the winter of 1776 that “these are the times that try men’s souls.”  One might reflect today on Afghanistan as trying NATO’s soul.  President Bush envisions a new mission for NATO through Afghanistan, while some see the fissure over troops in Afghanistan as a possible death knell for NATO. […]

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