Americans are dubious about the Afghanistan war , questioning what it achieved . Peter Bergen says attention should be paid to the robust election campaign . An overwhelming 82 % of Americans are now opposed to the war . Candidates seeking to succeed Hamid Karzai are debating , voters are listening , he says . Bergen : " The Afghan presidential race is a referendum on President Barack Obama's foreign policy and his handling of the Iraq War.
Americans are dubious about the Afghanistan war , questioning what it achieved . Peter Bergen says attention should be paid to the robust election campaign . Candidates seeking to succeed Hamid Karzai are debating , voters are listening , he says . Bergen : " The Afghan presidential race is a referendum on President Barack Obama's foreign policy and his handling of the Iraq War.