VIETNAMISTAN

Our war in Afghanistan is not only unwinnable, but there is no definition for
Victory that would be realistic. Afghanistan is not a country. It is a space
inhabited by scattered primitive tribes whose only 21st century skill is producing heroin. We have imposed as a central authority a RICO criminal enterprise under
Karzai. To change the tribal structure would take decades. There is no infrastructure that defines nationhood. The overwhelming majority of inhabitants are illiterate. A national identity is beyond their capacity to accept or understand.

We are perceived as one more in a long line of alien invaders. As long as we continue to pour in money for development, which developes only the foreign bank accounts of the Karzai mafia, the tribes will tolerate us. They will not assist us against the Taliban, who live among them.
They know from experience that we will eventually
become exhausted with the thankless tasks we have undertaken. When we finally leave
they know the Taliban will exact revenge against anyone who cooperated with us.

Pres. Obama's compromise tactics may calm some of the right wing zealots but only
delay the ultimate denouement of the problem. During that interval more precious
lives will be lost, more treasure will be squandered, and the deteriorating
economy at home will be further weakened. It took the educated colonists
200 years to build our nation, against only natures obstacles. How long would it
take us to build a nation in Afghanistan? Get the hell out of there now.