The magic number in the president's West Point speech was 18. Afghanistan has 18 months to go it alone, and President Hamid Karzai's brother has 18 months to get out of the opium business.
The Afghan army has 18 months to get over being compared to the Iraqi army.
The Taliban has 18 months to teach its teenage daughters to read.
Al-Qaida has 18 months to embrace Scientology.
Troops out in 18 months. But first, win over the people, start Little League Baseball and put flat-screen TVs in the caves. Capture Osama bin Laden? Pakistan says, "We're on it."
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