So How Well Is It Going In Afghanistan?

SEE HERE It's always a tough call when you have to contradict your boss.  It sure doesn't do anything for your career, ask Terry Lakin.  So how are things really going on the ground in Afghanistan?  Do we really care?  Could someone tell me again what the mission is?  How do you know when it's over?  When you fight a war against barbarians on the premise that you can civilize them, you might be doomed to fail.  We need an assessment of the mission that is clear to the American people who are asked to send their children to fight and die in distant lands for obscure ends.