Why America cannot afford to walk away again

That was President Dwight Eisenhower, who, like President George W Bush, arrived on a one-day visit on Dec 9, 1959, when the king ruled the country and was considered young at 45.
Shah, now 92 years old, still remembers what he asked of Eisenhower - more economic aid for his impoverished country and American diplomatic help in improving Afghanistan's deteriorating relationship with Pakistan.