[MtnGoat]

I think that as long as we do most of the fighting, the Afghans (both Civilian and Military) will hold back in what needs to be done. If by 2012 we as a Nation call these last Ten years a "W", then the Afghan military will crumble without our combat troops. If by 2012 we remove most of the troops from Afghanistan, stop spending billions on the dream of a modern democracy in a Country built on tribalism, but without ISAF leaders insisting the Afghans (ANA) fight their own battles and not U.S. Military.

I have seen where a Country sees everything that we have as far as weapons to equipment. They expect the DOS or U.S. Government to provide them with M4 with all the Bells and Whistles, NVGs, ETC to they will be the best in their Region. Not understanding that just because you have a Tricked out M4, doesn't mean you will hit the 100m Target. They don't want the training, just the money. But we dump money into of Foreign Policies to help out of Goals for that country. But once that country gets what they want or need, our mission slow or stop.

Afghanistan is a Lost Country that ISAF doesn't know what to do with it because it is in the same car as the Afghanistan Government. They all live and stay in Kabul and don't really know what is going on. They may say they understand the difference between Eastern Afghanistan to Southern. But they really don't in my Eyes.