Petraeus of Afghanistan

Fox News: Reports that the US Senate has confirmed General Petraeus as the next US Commander in Afghanistan. Lets be clear here folks General Petraeus turned around Iraq, but can he turn around Afghanistan, no war is the same, the conditions on the round in Afghanistan are different from Iraq, at its most basic the power of the Kabul Government runs from the Presidential Palace to the outskirts of Kabul. In Iraq there was enough of a national identity for Petraeus to work with and thus turn Iraq around, in Afghanistan the Taliban and Al Qaeda are more linked, thus it will be hard to get moderate Taliban or War Lords to support the Kabul Government. Also why should these people place their heads above the trench when the US has stated it will leave in 2011, this was a major mistake by President Obama. In his confirmation hearings General Petraeus stated that 2011 was a start date to leave Afghanistan not an end in itself. Thus it can be postulated that Petraeus has about a year to turn around Afghanistan, if by next year the Taliban / Al Qaeda are still winning then Obama and NATO must start to look for a Plan Z, as stated get a strong man in, allow him to run Afghanistan has he wants, as long as no Al Qaeda, also place a Special Forces Base in Pakistan, and allow Afghanistan to become a free fire zone for future defence of Western interests in the region.