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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (126068)	12/2/2009 11:42:14 AM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543198

Could you clarify?

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (126068)	12/2/2009 2:32:36 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543198

Actually, it all has less to do with individual characteristics than with the political structure of Afghanistan. Basically, a kinship, ethnic based structure, with only very loose ties defining a national entity. Apparently, it's strong enough when attacked, i.e. the Russians and others, to loosely bond together. But without that incentive, all the talk of training Afghan soldiers seems to me misplaced. I gather, however, that both McChrystal and Petraeus are smart enough to know all this. So it's wait and see time.