Afghanistan: Hire Bill Clinton as your Presedent
. Afghanistan/Syria: Hire Bill Clintonas Your President By Wahab Raofi Here’s a solution for failed states like my own native Afghanistan: hire proven, professional leaders from the international marketplace. Wouldn’t Bill Clinton be a far better president than Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah for bringing peace to the rival factions? He certainly couldn’t be accused of favoring one tribe or sect over another. How about former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair or, when he’s done with his current job, Turkish Turky’s presedent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan or German Chancellor Angela Merkel as president-for-hire inIraq or Somalia? They have ample experience in resolving conflicts. Yes, it’s an unorthodox approach to leadership, but one that in certain situations actually makes sense. We see successful precede...