I pretty much agree with you. In the case of Afghanistan, though, I'd have to say that poor governance is already a serious problem, and in fact it could hardl

I pretty much agree with you. In the case of Afghanistan, though, I'd have to say that poor governance is already a serious problem, and in fact it could hardly get worse. The U.S. would like to improve this situation (as long as we've got troops in the country, anyway), but I've yet to see any evidence that we know how.