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The campaign in Afghanistan feels like it was the right thing to do. That it was not handled properly is not a surprise.
I figured it was only a matter of time until NATO decided to fly missions into Pakistan and it is no surprise that they would choose to do so while Pakistan is in political transition. Musharraf was very much against letting the US into Pakistan but the new President seems to be on board with crushing the Taliban (it could be that his biggest political opponents are the ones allegedly harbouring the Taliban so if a few of them die or thrown into turmoil in the process all the better).
The thing to remember is that nobody can conquer Afghanistan and it is never likely that it will resemble a Western democracy... ever. This is a nation that, with the massive financial support of the US, brought the Soviet Union to its knees. This is now a nation, the massive financial support of certain gulf state interests (with deep pockets made deeper by oil profits), that may bring NATO to its knees.
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"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
- Old Man Luedecke
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