“what we often call basic services. It means an Afghanistan with a rising economy, dropping unemployment, a growing standard of living, climbing literacy rates and ever higher standards of education. It means an Afghanistan where there is a basic rule of law and where the citizens feel relatively safe in their homes and neighborhoods and where nearly all feel that there is some access to justice. This means that one of the basic services is security; the ability of the populace to live without threat or intimidation.”

Boy, this kinda struck a nerve. Let’s try rewriting this;

It means an AMERICA with a rising economy, dropping unemployment, a growing standard of living, climbing literacy rates and ever higher standards of education.

How we doin’ on this? Not too well if you ask me.

It means an AMERICA where there is a basic rule of law and where the citizens feel relatively safe in their homes and neighborhoods and where nearly all feel that there is some access to justice.

Try feeling safe where gangs of illegal aliens roam.

We are broke and going down the toilet and our government is corrupt to the gills. We have no business going to another country unless it is to make us money, make us peace, or punish those who mess with us. It seems to me that our objective is in Afghanistan is to kill people and break things. Now that we have chosen to prop up a halfast government there, they don’t want us to bomb their goat herders so maybe it is time to take our ball and go home. Cleaning out the bowels of hell has no end-game.