"In the ninth year of the war we are starting from scratch."

By GottaLaff

I'm not feeling the optimism:

Ambassador Richard Holbrooke is in Germany seeking additional international troops to assist in Afghanistan, reports Deutche Welle, but his spin isn't very encouraging.

Said Holbrooke: "The whole thing was uncoordinated and did not get us very far. The upshot is that in the ninth year of the war we are starting from scratch."

I feel an "oy" coming on.