Doubts about which way Barack Obama will jump on Afghanistan – will he greatly increase US troop numbers, shift the emphasis to counter-terrorism and development, or move to significantly de-escalate the war – have left allied Nato governments at sixes and sevens, unsure what to do, arguing with each other, complaining they are not consulted, and increasingly vulnerable at home to political opponents and hostile public opinion. As in Britain, the Afghanistan contagion grows more toxic by the day.
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