Afghan war has not accomplished lofty goals of Bush invasion but Obama to decide ending: Obama’s power over fate of Afghan war not to be underestimated

As Obama meets Karzai, future troop level in Afghanistan isnt only big issue

The Christian Science Monitor

President Obama hosts Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the White House for lunch and talks Friday, but the big questions hanging over the visit won’t be answered there. Rather, pressing issues that remain after more than a decade of military involvement in Afghanistan will be resolved by pacts