BETWEEN THE REALITY AND THE RHETORIC, MIND THE GAP
"20 Years of Afghan 'war', 18 months at a time"
That about sums up what I heard briefly in testimony on war contracting about how NGO's view the need for development goals that are only sensibly implemented with time spans in the, you know, 5, 6, 7-year range...versus, you know, your estimate of the U.S. political cycle (e.g. 18 months).