the way the white house would portray this is a shift in strategy. we are talking about a post 2011 strategy for afghanistan and here are the diplomatic, economic efforts that we are going to be making post 2011. but i think that is all semantic. the reality is as bill described it there has been a shift here. i don t think i would agree it is about winning. i think if you start thinking you will win in afghanistan that is the sure road to defeat because that is not possible. the big news this week actually is the washington post interview with the afghan president in which he says it is time for the u.s. to get out right now. he thinks the u.s., especially our night time operations by night time op are too intrusive on afghan and that this is disrupting their lives and creat. if he is not about winning why should we be about sacrificing american lives? president obama is making tree
this, it is a shift in strategy and what we are talking about is a post-2011 strategy for afghanistan and here are the diplomatic, economic efforts that we are going to be making post 2011. but i think that is all semantics and the reality is as bill described it. there is a shift here, i don t think i would agree it is about winning, if you think you will win in afghanistan, that is the sure road to defeat, because, that is not possible. and i think the big news this morning actually is that washington post interview with afghan president hamid karzai in which he was it is time for the u.s. to get out right now. and he thinks the u.s. especially are nighttime operations, by special-ops which i think have been tremendously successful and a tribute to general petraeus are too intrusive on afghans and is disrupting their lives. and creating enmity. i don t understand if he is not about winning, why should we be about sacrificing american lives? that is why the war is unpopular here at