Why NATO will fail in Afghanistan

For a while now I've been working on my thoughts about Afghanistan. Much of what I wanted to say was said by Peter Preston writing in the Guardian but itchyfidget urged me to go ahead and say what I had to say anyway. So here it is.

( Thoughts on Afghanistan - cut for length )

Normal service is resumed

( Kut for kute )

Answer me these questions three, ere the other side you see

Gacked from fearsclave:

I want everyone who reads this to ask me 3 questions: no more, no less. Ask me anything you want. I reserve the right to fabricate, spoof, fabulate, fictionalize, de-incriminate and otherwise cover my ass should you ask something that could land the bloodthirsty hounds of the law on my trail.

Then I want you to go to your journal, copy and paste this,allowing your friends (including me) to ask you anything.