Gee, ya think?

Petraeus: more than troops needed in Afghanistan
By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer
14 Sep 2008
BAGHDAD - U.S. Gen. David Petraeus said Sunday that experience in Iraq shows it will take political and economic progress as well as military action to tackle increased violence in Afghanistan

Just for grins:

Afghanistan, Opium and the Taliban
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (February 15, 2001
U.N. drug control officers said the Taliban religious militia has nearly wiped out opium production in Afghanistan -- once the world's largest producer -- since banning poppy cultivation last summer.
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Please note the date: 15 Feb 2001.

And today?

Another Huge Opium Harvest in Afghanistan
February 06, 2008 | Kevin Whitelaw | Permanent Link
Along with forecasting another near-record opium harvest in Afghanistan this year, the United Nations says that cultivation of cannabis, or marijuana, is also on the rise.

Just one "success" after another for W's resume!

If the idea was to undo all that the Taliban had achieved, W is on the right track! From eliminating opium production to producing a record crop!!!

Hmmm... maybe he actually made use of his Harvard MBA!

Stop the madness!!!