As soon as the tiger's away, the monkeys return to fighting among themselves.

The only things understood in Afghanistan are tribal rivalries, vengence for past deeds (real and immagined) and the never ending grasp for personal power. Depopulation is the only way this will be changed within this century, so the less we are involved the better.

We'll be blamed for it all no matter what we do, so we might as well just look out for our own interests.