PBS NewsHour

Are U.S. efforts spread too thin to succeed in Afghanistan?

Clip: 08/13/2014 | 7m 9s

James Dobbins has just ended his second stint as the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner for a conversation about the consequences of the deadlocked election in Afghanistan, the looming drawdown of American troops and lessons from the Iraq war and other conflicts in the Middle East.

Aired: 08/13/14

Rating: NR

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