NATO'S MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN IS...
A bridge too far, and a clear indicator that those who advocated for a "global NATO" were simply wrong. -Sean Kay • Sound, succeeding in its military elements, hindered by its timeline, but needing to be better supported with a regional political strategy and stronger non-military elements. -Kori Schake • Unloved. -Damon Wilson • Problematic, but so is the war. -David Aaron • A failure, given the means, time, and resources employed, despite some progress. -Ana Maria Gomes • Vital to the credibility of the alliance. However, as Emperor Charles V once said, "Once cannot have peace without the opponent's consent," and the military component of ISAF was not backed by sufficient political efforts to ensure security durability. -George Maior • Likely to be seen by future historians as a failure. -Daniel Keohane • NATO's biggest commitment and a headache. -Rasa Jukneviciene • To fight terrorism and to help the international community to rebuild a failed state in a critical part of the world. -Alessandro Minuto Rizzo • To hand power over to a legitimate government capable of maintaining order and to leave. -Toomas Hendrik Ilves • To limit the damage. -Jeremy Ghez • Get out and contain what remains. -Tomas Ries • To leave together. -Sarwar Kashmeri • Unclear. -Ken Weisbrode • On borrowed time. -James Joyner • To organize an orderly and graceful withdrawal. -Jan Techau • Coming finally to an end, but the lack of stability there will be a permanent challenge to the international community. We will have to newly define the NATO mission toward Afghanistan. -Aleksander Kwasniewski • Very soon going to be a problem for Moscow, New Delhi, and Beijing. -Matthew Rojansky • In trouble as individual nations pull out early. -Jason Healey • Vital beyond 2014. -Hans Binnendijk • Far from completed. -Ian Brzezinski
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