Can Afghans Leap from 13th Century to 21st in 16 Months?

Seems as though Mark Twain could have been writing about Afghanistan when he said "habit can't be changed by throwing it down the stairs, it has to be eased down one step at a time." Some of our military and President's "advisers" should read this blog!

clipped from captaincat.typepad.com December 10, 2009 The tribal elders talked about how decisions taken amongst their tribal councils might be legitimized in the eyes of the state. What we foreigners have come to term the ‘informal justice system’ is the tribes’ own way of dealing with problems and crimes which take place in their communities. The oldest tribal elder responds: “Slowly we will reach the point; but by taking the stairs, not by jumping.”