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"AfPak" Anxiety
In his news conference last week, President Barack Obama expressed confidence that Pakistan's nuclear weapons would not fall into the wrong hands. The security situation has deteriorated significantly there, with the government apparently unable or unwilling to stem recent Taliban advances. Pakistan, an important but uncertain ally, will be one of the new president's greatest foreign policy tests. But the situation in Afghanistan requires constant vigilance, too. President Obama's decision to send more troops there was welcome, but the numbers fell short of what commanders on the ground feel is needed and what AEI scholars have been recommending. The United States remains in urgent need of clearer and comprehensive policies to address challenges in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Giving short shrift to either military or civilian needs will make it all the more likely that the Taliban and al Qaeda presence will grow. Next week, when the president meets with Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan and Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, he should embrace a long-term American commitment to securing the peace in the region.
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