Barack Obama has an uphill battle ahead in Afghanistan thanks to the arrogance and incompetence of the Bush administration.  We all remember the American people supporting Bush's invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11th attacks.  Unfortunately, as we all also remember, Bush's "error in judgement" took us from possible victory in Afghanistan to the quagmire in Iraq.

Now the Taliban has strengthened to levels beyond 9/11 and they are the aggressors in Afghanistan again:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20081211/wl_time/08599186573000

History won't be kind to the Bush administration.  It will be shown to be the worst in American history.  But it's not Bush's legacy that concerns me...  It's the American lives which will continue to be lost as we re-enter Afghanistan in order to slow the violence of a resurgent Taliban and Al Queda. 

It will be wonderful to have competent, intelligent leadership again in the executive branch.  But can the new administration overcome the mistakes caused by the previous one and bring stability to a region which seems to thrive on turmoil?  Time will tell.