Obama says goal in war is modest enough to succeed

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says the goal for the Afghanistan war is modest enough to achieve. -- The president says the United States isn't trying to turn into Afghanistan into what he calls a "model of Jeffersonian democracy." The goal, Obama tells CBS' "Sunday Morning" show, is to keep Afghanistan from returning to being a terrorist haven. ... - Obama says goal in war is modest enough to succeed
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