"NATO Invites Russia to Join Afghan Fray"

[Smaland]

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials have revealed their proposal with Moscow regarding a vastly stepped up Russian involvement in the Afghan war is in the final stages of negotiation and they are hopeful of formal agreement being reached at the alliance's two-day summit in Lisbon from November 19.

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[Eldritch]

So NATO wants to learn the easiest way of getting your ass kicked in Afganistan from someone with experience?

[Smaland]

If it works out, Obama wins by being able to say, "I brought the boys home from Afghanistan".

I don't perceive the Russians to be stupid, so they must figure that they can gain from this arrangement with acceptable casualties.