When you see eye to eye with this "expert" when the contrary has been happening - namely we have been stacking up Taliban like cordwood starting when the NY TImes breathlessly reported the Spring offensive the Taliban launched- I can see why you are a pessimist. You've latched on to the opinions of those who are cheering on the enemy and see the US military as broke and defeated. Fortunately, the quagmire is only a NY TImes/Pat Buchanan generated mirage.
You are, as is this author, woefully uniformed of the cleanup the US and some NATO (namely Brit & Canadian) have been performing these last 9 months in Afghanistan.
ANd as I recall, you were holding these same quagmire defeatist opinions last year when I talked with you. At least you are consistent.