Getting ready to run?

clipped from www.nytimes.com Obama Says a Way Out of Afghanistan Is Needed WASHINGTON — The United States must look for a way out of the war in Afghanistan, President Obama said, in a signal that the military build-up in Afghanistan will not be open-ended and will lead to the eventual withdrawal of American and NATO troops from the country.

200 years of misadventure in the Himalayan Mountains and politicians suddenly knew better. Why do we trust them? Because we are still lions led by donkeys.