West Has just 'one shot' Left in Afghanistan

.HALIFAX–A decade-long military effort in Afghanistan will be lost if Western forces cannot turn around the deteriorating situation by 2011, Canada's former top soldier says.




Gen. Rick Hillier, the former chief of defence staff, and U.S. Senator John McCain said the NATO coalition must use the months ahead to head off the Taliban's resurgence, help Afghan President Hamid Karzai restore credibility and convince Pakistan to make a serious effort to flush out insurgents hiding across the Afghan border.



"We've got one shot to do it," Hillier said Saturday. "If we haven't changed in 18 months, then we will not change.More;http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/afghanmission/article/729153--west-has-just-one-shot-left-in-afghanistan

West Has just 'one shot' Left in Afghanistan