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...That theory is pure fancy, of course. But it does precisely describe the delicate state of Afghanistan's future. "Finding Osama would be a disaster for Afghanistan," says a senior Western political adviser in Kabul. "Karzai needs to keep the various commanders in check and consolidate the new government. And the only way to do that is to keep the Americans on for as long as possible." And while the arrival of U.S. troops has persuaded the warlords not to turn against one another just yet, Karzai has been unable to persuade Washington to maintain its military presence indefinitely. Wary...
IRAQ Counterattack As U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney returned home empty-handed from his support-seeking tour of the Middle East, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein sent out officials to seek backing from Arab countries in case of a possible American attack. Vice chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council Izzat Ibrahim went to Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, while Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan and Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz were sent to other regional capitals...
...being planned for the summit belie a huge asymmetry in the two leaders' freedom to maneuver. In mid-March, Americans gave their President a 75% approval rating, according to a Time/cnn poll, and 70% said the U.S. should use military force to remove Saddam Hussein. Not only does Bush command the huge forces of the globe's only super-power, but Americans have given him a blank check to use them. Blair has now committed some 6,000 troops to Afghanistan, an important political marker before the summit. He nevertheless remains a junior partner whose public is a drag anchor...
...House International Relations Committee, tells me. "There are so many smoldering fires out there that may require substantial attention at any time," such as Iraq, Kashmir and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. "All of these, plus some we haven't even thought of, hold some enormous danger and could command our military resources at any time. And so to talk in terms of the globe, when it comes to ferreting out terrorism, is to bite off more than can be chewed or certainly digested...
Explosive-ordnance-disposal experts with the Joint Special Operations Command are on call to fly in and assist the scientists in taking apart anything they find, but so far, NEST has turned up nothing in the searches. Administration officials admit that, just like putting sky marshals on airliners to foil potential hijackers, sending the NEST teams out is a shot in the dark. "But it's better than having them sitting at home doing nothing," says...