IN FALL2009,the interna-tional endeavor in Afghani-stan finds itself in a crisis of confidence. A powerfully resurgent Taliban, escalat-ing NATO casualties and an uncertain out-come to a deeply flawed Afghan election allare militating for a deep reappraisal of theentire international effort. Gen. StanleyMcChrystal's assessment, that "the situa-tion in Afghanistan is serious; neither suc-cess nor failure can be taken for granted"has further fueled the debate.
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