President Obama: The U.S. Has Fallen "Short Of The Ideal" In Afghanistan

Obama: U.S. Has Fallen 'Short of the Ideal' in Afghanistan -- Weekly Standard

In remarks with Afghan president Hamid Karzai at the White House this afternoon, President Barack Obama said the U.S. has fallen "short of the ideal" in Afghanistan:

"So, you know, I think that, have we achieved everything that some might have imagined us achieving in the best of scenarios? Probably not. You know, there's a human enterprise, and you know, you fall short of the ideal," said Obama.

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My Comment: Depressing .... but true .... and the story is still unfolding (and will continue to unfold) long after we have left that forsaken country.