Read this if you want to understand what we are up against in Afghanistan today

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gV3Yv4ONUqFAexICGryeqLrMezjw

Khost: A US war snared in Afghan realities

14 hours ago

KHOST, Afghanistan (AFP) — In Afghanistan's Khost province on the border with Pakistan, the US military has completed several reconstruction projects to win public support, but the unrest has shown no sign of letting up.

And never have the US soldiers been more disliked. snip

"Today the people in this region hate the Americans whereas they were welcomed when they arrived in 2001," said Raza Nawaz Tani, head of an association of tribal chiefs in the eastern province. snip

They condemned the mistakes of the US military in Khost -- its troops killed nine Afghan soldiers and 14 security guards in error last autumn, they said -- and believed this was pushing youths to join the rebels.

"Ninety percent of the victims of their operations are civilians," claimed Khan Sardar, a tribal elder from the Spera district.

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1. Obama sure has got a lot on his plate

Afghanistan needs as much being spent on reconstruction as is being spent on the fighting - probably more.

I think you'll find this an interesting watch, btw...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x267771