Hamid Karzai is Diem of Vietnam

Guardian: Reports that the Obama Administration will try as Kennedy did in 1963 in Vietnam to improve the political and military situation on the ground in Afghanistan by placing their own man in power. If I recall in 1963 that was a disaster, Kennedy gave the green light for the Army to take over, the USA was stuck in Vietnam till 1975. The Afghans are a proud people, they wont like the idea that the USA is playing an Imperial role in the government of Afghanistan. Thus expects things to get worse before they get better, if they get better, Obama and his West Wing crew could out of their depth when it comes to Afghanistan.

New Bailout in trouble before its go Public!

The Times: Reports that new Obama bailout could be in trouble even before it goes public, with the public wrath to the bonuses to AIG, business is concerned that it will take heat for helping the Government. At the end of the day private business wants to make money, its about the green stuff in their bank accounts, thus any deal with the Obama Administration has to take in to account that business wants to make a money out of it, how is the tax payer go to react that news, if they want private help to make the banks solvent again the Obama Administration cant berate business one minute and ask for help afterwards. Obama will have to take on the his left wing, otherwise he will be a one term President.

USA out of Afghanistan ?

The New York Times: Reports that President Obama has stated that the USA does have an exit route out of Afghanistan, he wants to make sure that Afghanistan can not be used by the terrorists to attack the USA. This is an excellent idea, also the idea that Pakistan should control the Tribal areas on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the problem with both ideas is that they are rubbish, it comes from someone who has spent to much time in the seminar room and not enough time in the real world. Afghanistan will never be a place that the USA can leave it it wants to protect the USA. Afghanistan has the title the Graveyard of Empires, it didn't get that as a joke, the British Empire had problems, we lost thousands in the 19th Century, the Soviet Union was broken in the mountains of Afghanistan. The border between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been a nightmare for the British Empire, now its a problem for Pakistan, the Tribal areas are a law on to themselves. If this is the best Obama can come up with the West is in trouble.