http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0627/begins-scaling-ambitions-afghan-occupation/Looks like the beginning of the end. An article in
Foreign Affairs strongly suggests the U.S. is about to abandon its pursuit of a strong central government in favour of regional power-sharing (read, loose association of various warlords, some more friendly or less friendly to Taliban-like Islamic extremists, with caveats that no more Sept-11-like assaults be launched in the U.S.A. Please?)
Why? Because the public is getting tired of nine years of endless war based on promises of doing better next year and "finally getting it right" and all the other BS the military uses to cover up their ignorance and incompetence like a losing gambler tries to cover his bad luck and pretend that just one more roll of the dice will really, really,
really bring home the bacon.
Sometimes you have to wonder if McChrystal really knew what he was doing when he gave that interview to Rolling Stone. Saw the writing on the wall and figured out how to jump ship yet still avoid the "quitter" label as well as the "loser" label through one lousy little interview.
