New Republic editor-in-chief Martin Peretz gives his views on Afghanistan:
But our allies have not much cottoned to the Afghan conflict. This poses a problem for the president. If he cannot influence our most trustworthy allies like Germany in this matter (or on economic stimulus in the “other” matter), he will be left not re-engaging our friends but pleading with our antagonists: Iran, Syria, Argentina, etc.
Argentina? Is this related to the idea that “Latin society” suffers from “congenital corruption” and “near-tropical work habits?”
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