Afghanistan and Obama

Finally on Meet the Press , President elect Barack Obama has spoken to the issue of not solving the problems in Afghanistan with military force. It was third on his list of approaches to Afghanistan Let's hope he is giving all the necessary lipservice to military solutions and truly understands the solution lies not in military force and occupation but finally delving into the complexities that comprise the geographic area known as Afghanistan, a country that is not necessarily representative of the hopes of the generations who have found themselves, within those borders,variously under the thumbs of the Brits, Soviets, US and its own warlords.
Finally, a smart guy will be President. What a relief.
Let him not be sucked into the maelstrom of Washington think.
That is all our responsibility. Hold this guy's feet to our fires.