That pessimistic / optimistic view seems like a realistic, yet hopeful view of the country--still not satire: Pessimistic / realistic view: once the military

That pessimistic / optimistic view seems like a realistic, yet hopeful view of the country--still not satire: Pessimistic / realistic view: once the military coalition forces withdraw there will almost certainly be armed conflict, perhaps a full civil war. Optimistic / hopeful view: somehow Afghanistan will stabilize enough that people will be able to travel there as tourists.