What effects do U.S. counterterrorism operations have on broader policy?
There have been operations to try to kill some of these terrorists. That’s OK. But when a disproportionate amount of resources and time are spent on hunting them down, as opposed to creating the right context [for nation-building], it can be counterproductive. With regard to Eritrea, what ‘ s keeping the two countries from going to war again? One stupid war is enough. We don’t want to go to war, [although] it is not for lack of provocation: Eritrea has publicly and repeatedly stated that it is training and equipping Ethiopian rebels with the explicit objective of dismantling Ethiopia. Local elections are beginning and a number of opposition leaders who were jailed in 2005 aren ‘ t participating. Some opposition parties say they ‘ ve faced intimidation, harassment. What is the state of Ethiopia ‘ s democracy? We are consolidating democracy with every step. After 2005 we [had discussions] with the opposition to address some of their concerns. We changed the way the national election boar
