In Afghanistan, Less Can Be More

This is not a war we can win ourselves; the Afghans are going to have to win it by fightingto retake their own country from both Taliban thugs and corrupt government officials.While additional American troops may be an unavoidable necessity to provide security inthe short and medium term, we should never forget that doing too much for a weak allycan be just as bad as doing too little.

美国人，这种教训可以从老挝获得，也可以从你们在中国的失败中获得。