Saturday, January 30, 2010

Con Coughlin: Has the West Got the Will to Carry On Shedding Blood for Afghanistan?

THE TELEGRAPH: The strategy is finally right, but our resolve could be starting to waver, writes Con Coughlin.

It has taken the best part of a decade, and we have sacrificed an inordinate amount of blood and treasure in our ill-conceived and badly executed attempts to bring some stability to Afghanistan. However, it can now be said with confidence that we have the basis of a strategy for resolving the conflict.

But have we found the formula for resolving the country's ills too late? With no let-up in the death toll, do Britain, America and the other Nato states committed to rebuilding Afghanistan really have the willpower to see the job through? >>> Con Coughlin | Friday, January 29, 2010

THE TELEGRAPH: You cannot stop the terrorist threat if you are unable to profile it: Tony Blair understood the scale of the terrorist threat, and the most effective way of preventing attacks is to target the most suspicious, says Charles Moore. >>> Charles Moore | Friday, January 29, 2010