The long ongoing war against the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan, now at over six years, continues to be at best a stalemate and only promises greater frustrations and tragedies for the remainder of 2008 and on in to 2009. It would be highly beneficial to see an additional one-half million NATO and US troops in Afghanistan to aid in the efforts, along with workers to help build roads, infrastructure, schools, parks, and housing for the disadvantaged and seniors. A widespread attempt to commit to such lofty goals would be formidable but could pay off handsomely. But it is not going to happen. And that is too bad in a part of the world where life is hard beyond our imagination and where the next generation of anti-Western and fervantly anti-American terrorists are desparately struggling currently as merely children.*****
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