Are U.S. efforts spread too thin to succeed in Afghanistan?
Clip: 8/13/2014 | 7m 9s
Veteran diplomat talks hurdles in enacting stable political leadership in Afghanistan
James Dobbins has just ended his second stint as the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner for a conversation about the consequences of the deadlocked election in Afghanistan, the looming drawdown of American troops and lessons from the Iraq war and other conflicts in the Middle East.
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Are U.S. efforts spread too thin to succeed in Afghanistan?
Clip: 8/13/2014 | 7m 9s
James Dobbins has just ended his second stint as the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner for a conversation about the consequences of the deadlocked election in Afghanistan, the looming drawdown of American troops and lessons from the Iraq war and other conflicts in the Middle East.
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