An elequent plea to finish our job in Afghanistan

Many of those reading this blog will disagree and want us out of Afghanistan ASAP,  but this eloquent plea and the link to the column is very worthy of  your consideration.  James Frasche has his own backgrounder and page on The Muftic Forum website (http://www.mufticforum.com/) . His 30 years of a love affair with the people of Afghanistan and his "hands on" experiences put him is a unique position to write from this perspective. He has emailed a summary of the column he wrote with  a link to the Vail Daily on January 30, 2011

"I thought you would be interested in my latest column, in the Vail Colorado Daily, on Afghanistan:

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20110130/EDITS/110129790/1065&parentprofile=1065

We are at a critical juncture in our commitment to the Afghan people, and it is important to focus on the "good news", which generally goes unreported:

- the Afghan people's opinion that their country is moving in a positive direction has trended upwards for the last three straight years. 

- 85% of the violence is confined to four provinces.

- foreign investment, building and construction, school enrollment... so many of the indicators we have been working, waiting,and working for are consistent;y trending up.

For those of you serving our country, thank you! For the rest of us, please stay committed to America's efforts to bring Afghanistan fully back into the world community of nations."