Afghan contd

http://mobile.nytimes.com/article;jsessionid=AB5EF7C71ECECC72B337AA7934930787.w5?a=139424&f=19

The times has an afternoon piece on the NATO meetings and Gates "self described efforts to nag members". The headline is even how he is trying to 'save' the mission, presumably from the nefarious clutches of the Belgians or Germans that would rather see is fail.

Hey jerk, this is why people hate you. You think when others agree they should do all the work so that when you disagree you can tell them to F off and undercut their interests. There are things important enough to go out on a limb for, but they have this thing called costs and pretending they aren't there - both yours and the people you need help from - doesn't make them go away.
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