Justin is correct in his assessment that this whole mission has crept and distorted into something unrecognizable -- or, acutally, VERY recognizable. Generals always fight the last war, it is said. The same could be said for diplomats. We are seeing, partly due to the astonishing provincialism of the American foreign policy establishment, partly due to the usual high-paid foreign lobbyists, partly due to lack of creativity, a replay of Bosnia, Kosovo and other similar interventions. When in doubt, try and build a nation. Who cares if it has never worked, got any better ideas? Sorry, but this is not good enough for those of us who actually care about what they are being forced to foot the bill for.
Justin would disagree, but there are many similarities between this Northern Alliance and the Djindjic/Kostunica gang that has run former Yugoslavia into the ground courtesy of our tax dollars.