I have to agree # 18 wilderness calling, that a king installed with local ties and hopefully one that has the past royal bloodlines for legitimacy sake would be the best bet. Spec ops and CIA with Special Forces commandos with local warlords is the best bet to set up a semi functioning government. Governors of the provinces would have to be paid off to conduct suppression against Taliban infiltration and raids. That is the best alternative and UAV and SF raid into Pakistan with bombing runs on Taliban targets and training centers.

The most we can do now is a severe attack in the spring as the Taliban cross the border and try to kill as many as we can. The only positive is that 4,000 Muslim Brits have come to fight with the Taliban and the British forces have a chance to kill them rather than have them back in Britain poisoning the British population. A good way to get rid of traitors.

As for our US forces, no more prisoners should be taken. Casualties only since we will not have the ability to hold them for interrogation off the battlefield. So all interrogation has to done there. Since our soldiers would violate the laws of war to use torture to interrogate once they have accepted an enemy to be a prisoner, then we have no choice but to have a take no prisoners policy.

I do not believe that Obama will continue in Afghanistan once he learns the real problems and lack of benefits. He will try to finesse a way to withdraw and declare victory.