In London at yet another “What Can We Do For Afghanistan?” conference, the British Prime Minister says we have to turn the tide against the Taliban by the middle of next year.
Meanwhile, Afghan President Karzai says it will take 5-10 years to train Afghan forces sufficiently so that they might take full responsibility for national security.
Oh, and it’ll take 10-15 years before Afghanistan’s able to pay its own way for these sufficiently trained forces.
Gorilla says: “Let’s see 2011, 2015, 2020, 2025, it’s like watching health care reform with warlords who aren’t Senators!”
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