Bush administration acknowledged that a modern Afghan democracy may be unattainable and unaffordable

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http://voanews.com/english/2009-01-13-voa11.cfm

Obama to Reassess US Mission in Afghanistan

By VOA News
13 January 2009

Barack Obama talks to reporters in Washington, 12 Jan 2008
A published report says the incoming Obama administration will conduct a complete review of the U.S. military's mission in Afghanistan.

The Washington Post says Tuesday President-elect Barack Obama will approve a Pentagon plan to send up to 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, which would nearly double the current U.S. troop presence.

The newspaper says Mr. Obama's national security team does not expect the new deployments to significantly improve conditions in Afghanistan, but will help give the administration enough time to reappraise the situation and develop a comprehensive new strategy. snip

The newspaper mentions that a recent review by the Bush administration acknowledged that a modern Afghan democracy may be unattainable and unaffordable.

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1. Afghanistan is the land of bones, to steal a title from

a fairly recent study of the place.

The Russians could tell us a bit about dominating Afghanistan.

Alexander himself never really subdued that part of the world, or did, but not without a bloody struggle with decidedly mixed results.