Don I’m confused, I am referring to first part of your comment. I don’t think we “win” anything in regards to Afghanistan or the rest of middle east for matter with current mindset.
The problem is in the mindset, not in the task before us.
Perhaps you recall that, before the surge, the Democrats were asserting that the Iraqi war was lost? The surge won that war.
Not to be denied, the Democrats made sure that under Obama they lost the peace.