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In Brief: Next Steps in the War in Afghanistan?

出版	Congressional Research Service, 2012
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=SmeKAQAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋On June 22, 2011, President Obama delivered a major policy speech in which he laid out the parameters for "surge recovery"--The Administration's new term of art that refers to the drawdown of all U.S. surge forces from Afghanistan. Surge recovery has subsequently generated considerable interest across the U.S. political spectrum, including in Congress. Yet troop levels are only one facet of much broader U.S. government engagement in Afghanistan. Basic, broader strategic issues at stake, all of which have implications for the troop levels debate, include: what fundamental national security interests does the United States have in Afghanistan and the region?; what minimum conditions -- political, economic, security -- would need to pertain in Afghanistan in order for those U.S. interests to be protected?; how appropriate are current and projected future U.S. approaches for helping Afghans establish those conditions?; when and to what extent are Afghans likely to be able to sustain those conditions with relatively limited support from the international community?; ultimately, how important is this overall effort -- given its likely timeline, risks, and costs -- compared to other U.S. government priorities?