Commentary: Vietghanistan: Realism, reality By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE

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Commentary: Vietghanistan: Realism, reality

By ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE
UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- Realism is the idea of throwing a U.S. security blanket over Afghanistan for another 10 years after the last U.S. and NATO units leave the France-sized country at the end of 2014. It is a reflection of reality but it isn't real.