have imagined leaving the way the united states reportedly left, sort of in the middle of night, slinking away at bagram. it is frustrating, it is embarrassing and we certainly believe that we would leave afghanistan in a much better condition than it is now. but unforced errors led us on this path. the face of the afghan government that too many afghans have seen has been a predatory and kleptocratic government. i remember talking to some elders from wardak and they looked at me, i said, who do you support? they looked at me and said, we are not on anybody�*s side because nobody is on our side. the government robs us, the taliban beat us and isaf