Three Independent Reports Conclude Efforts in Afghanistan are Failing and Call for Urgent Action

* The Jones-Pickering report calls for the U.S. to treat Iraq and Afghanistan as separate wars and to increase the U.S. commitment to the mission, replacing a "light footprint" with the "right footprint." --- * The Atlantic Council study concludes that the U.S. must adopt a comprehensive plan to "save Afghanistan," bringing in regional powers and overcoming a "security stalemate." --- * The National Defense University report states that success in Afghanistan is not possible without a political strategy to complement the military plan and a new and different focus on eliminating the drug trade.