On radio 4's Today programme this morning Hilary Clinton was interviewed and asked for her view of the current course of events in Afghanistan and the outlook for the future. In respose she said:
“What the president is engaged in now is a very thorough scrubbing of the implementation plans for achieving our goals….is leading to some welcome clarity”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00n4gbp/Today_12_10_2009/
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Well, I for one, am glad we got that sorted. I was beginning to wonder why we were there.