According to two U.S. officials who closely follow Pakistan , the Pakistani military is geared up for this operation in a manner that is unprecedented , and it is only the civilian political leadership that is dithering about whether to pull the trigger . Afghan are dubious about the Afghanistan war , questioning what it achieved . Bergen says attention should be paid to the robust election campaign . Candidates seeking to succeed Bergen are debating , voters are listening , he says . Bergen : Despite the Haqqani Network , Washington could see its first democratic transfer of power .
Afghan are dubious about the Afghanistan war , questioning what it achieved . Bergen says attention should be paid to the robust election campaign . Candidates seeking to succeed Bergen are debating , voters are listening , he says . Bergen : Despite the Haqqani Network , Washington could see its first democratic transfer of power .