This is how the US can loose in Afganistan

Noted in the Wall Street Journal:

“This war has gone on for seven years, the Afghans don’t understand anymore, how come a little force like the Taliban can continue to exist, can continue to flourish, can continue to launch attacks,” Mr. Karzai told a visiting United Nations delegation Tuesday. His office released a transcript Wednesday.[...]Mr. Karzai [...]

“British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced the possibility of Chinese forces joining the multinational coalition in Afghanistan”

Interesting, if true.
China needs to step up. The US-China relationship will be one of the Big 5 Challenges for the US Foreign policy-wise for the next decade. 

“NATO mulls expanded counter-narcotics role in bid to stem growing Afghan violence”

Sigh:
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The United States on Thursday pushed NATO allies to order their troops to target Afghanistan’s thriving heroin trade in a bid to stem the flow of drug money to the widening insurgency against the troubled international military mission.
A two-day meeting of NATO defense ministers comes amid an increase in violence that [...]

“Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks with Taliban reps”

Update: Debunked.
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Here’s a link.
This might be good if this is separating out the Taliban from Al-Quada.
This is bad if it is separating the AfganGOV from the USA/NATO.
One more Election thought: This will give President Obama cover/rational for when he abandons Afghanistan (and for whatever plans he or his advisers have).
I will check later to see [...]

Getting China to Help in Afganistan

Hidden Unities makes a good case for the US interest in getting China involved in Afghanistan.
What is China’s interest here though? Why should they help?
A US that is bogged down with unreliable allies (aka NATO) is a US that is lesser impediment to other PRC goals.
How can China be nudged successively to join in? My [...]