You know I prefer the U.S. just go immediately and leave it all to the Afghans to work out, but this is still good and full of important and interesting history.
Protecting Vested Interests
"There were and there will always be people whose selfish ambitions demand protection for vested interests and who hope to derive advantage from measures restricting competition. Entrepreneurs grown old and tired and the decadent heirs of people who succeeded in the...