It's sort of an interesting divide in which vital national interests in Pakistan and Afghanistan with its focus on counterinsurgency and the stability of fragile governments are juxtaposed with a populations that could be a force for stabilization, but that is interested in development and economic growth.
Lugar discusses the contrast between U.S. military interests and local desires for development.
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