Throw In The Towel

The New York Times reports that "evidence is mounting that fraud in last weekend’s parliamentary election was so widespread that it could affect the results in a third of provinces, calling into question the credibility of a vote that was an important test of the American and Afghan effort to build a stable and legitimate government". This blog reports that the term "The Afghan War" has now officially deteriorated into a cliche and its time to admit that we can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Discretion being the better part of valor, its also time to throw in the towel.