David Broder's formula for failure:

From his op-ed:

Corrupt and inefficient as [the people running Kabul] may be, they are less of a threat than the Taliban would be. And so we must prop them up.

Especially since he also writes:

[While American troops are in Afghanistan] the Taliban can continue to exploit public frustration with the dysfunctional Afghan government, recruiting new fighters perhaps as fast as McChrystal can woo people away.

posted by Quiddity at 12/04/2009 03:45:00 AM