Obama Is Right to Stick With Afghanistan

Next week President Obama will meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The Prime Minister has pushed the Taliban in the past to open a political process with the Ghani government. He understands that the ISI’s patron ship of the Taliban only encourages extremism to flourish in Pakistan. But the Prime Minister does not control his generals who remain committed to the Taliban and a military strategy. They still believe their victory is inevitable. Sharif knows the limits of his power in civil-military affairs. He spent a decade in exile when he crossed the army the last time.