Saturday, August 21, 2010

Power vacuum in Armpitistan

Jason Thomas was a do-gooder [foreign aid official, surely. ed] in Afghanistan until recently. Yesterday he contributed an op-ed piece to The New York Times, commenting on "democratically elected" president Krazai's demand that almost all foreign private security forces leave his wretched "country". "We can do it ourselves," says the man in the hat and cape.

Mr. Thomas is not so sure. The Krazai order, he writes, will create a dangerous power vacuum. It "will cost lives, deter foreigners from working in Afghanistan and set back the drawdown of international troops." How this will play out is explained in the article. Read it and you'll see why Agent 17 (who gave Walt the lead) calls Afghanistan a "cesspool".

Meanwhile, senior officers of the Dutch armed forces have been meeting with their Canadian counterparts to explain how you get out of Armpitistan without totally pissing off the Americans. Apparently withdrawal requires a lot of strategic planning, the most delicate part of which seems to be letting the U.S. forces know you're going, and reminding them to surge into the breach.

Fortunately for all concerned, now that Barry O'bama has declared victory in Iraq, there will be plenty of cannon fodder [experienced military personnel, surely! ed.] to be sent west.

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