It's Not Like It's Important

This line from David Broder on the Afghanistan debate sure caught my eye:

It is evident from the length of this deliberative process and from the flood of leaks that have emerged from Kabul and Washington that the perfect course of action does not exist. Given that reality, the urgent necessity is to make a decision -- whether or not it is right.

I don't think anyone's seriously holding out for "perfect" here and, obviously, the president can't postpone a decision forever. But there is no urgency here. The U.S. has "neglected" Afghanistan since Iraq war planning began - a few more weeks along the present course won't be decisive one way or another.

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