One Viewpoint: U.S. Leaders Not Setting Achievable Objectives for Afghanistan

Jeremi Suri, a professor of history and public affairs at the University of Texas, provides his viewpoint on the situation in Afghanistan. He tells us that the last month has been very difficult for U.S. forces in Afghanistan (Quran burning, Panjwai massacre, etc.), that there are parallels to Vietnam in 1968 (My Lai), and that it is difficult to do nation-building at the same time that you are drawing down troop levels and implementing an exit strategy. Read his column in "America's self-defeating cycle in Afghanistan", CNN Opinion, March 12, 2012.