NYT: U.S. to Protect Populous Afghan Areas, Officials Say

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We share the same first name.

"Just because you are right doesn't mean it is going to happen."

Afghanistan isn't the problem. It isn't even the issue. We treat-very, very badly btw, the symptom which is Afghanistan.

"how do they safely disengage other than by multiple steps over some months/years?"

Which is it-months or years? If months, then proceed to disengage, safely or otherwise. It won't get better by your tacit admission that we are, indeed, brer rabbit stuck in the tar pit.

Get out and allow events to accelerate to their natural state whereupon we've a viable set of targets that match objectives. Praying quietly to ourselves that just a few more dollars and a bit more patience will treat the symptom much less the cause is utter foolishness and simply feeds the think-tanks in D.C. with more fodder to toss their magic dust about.

The results are there to see. The data's in. We've fcuked this up royally and it was premised badly from the get-go.

Trust me that you'll be happier knowing that whatever money is spent down the road won't include down the drain with it...

Thanks.