Now, 10 years on, the mood is different. Like all military commitments that last a long time, the war in Afghanistan has less public support.
But the merits have not altered: the safe haven must still be denied. There is, in fact, the added dimension of a nuclear-armed Pakistan, now more fragmented and unstable than in 2001. If the United States and her allies leave Afghanistan prematurely, the terrorist cause in neighbouring Pakistan will receive a huge boost.
Rather, the perspective has changed. Americans and others have lost their fear of further terrorist attacks….