Afghanistan brings back memories of Vietnam

Writing for the left-liberal daily De Volkskrant columnist Bert Wagendorp expresses disappointment at US President Barack Obama's plans to send more troops to Afghanistan: "It does seem remarkable that the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize can't come up with a better plan than sending even more troops to a war that even in his own country is regarded by more and more people as hopeless - and which increasingly conjures up memories of the Vietnam fiasco. … It's a pity Obama has opted for a no-win scenario. My common sense tells me that there would be many more clever ways of investing 100 billion [dollars] in the battle against international terrorism. … Obama must show he has support from abroad, otherwise he'll face problems on the domestic front."

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