Well, this is certainly embarrassing, but don't fret it. Eventually, we'll be able to clearly see that "smart" foreign policy we've been promised. As a metaphor for what's happening in Afghanistan, a Hollywood producer couldn't come up with anything better. In fact, Hollywood already has. "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" starring Danny Kaye as a mild mannered fantasist who daydreams his way into heroic situations is quite entertaining. Too bad the people responsible for this clusterfark never saw it.A lowly shopkeeper from Quetta, Pakistan dreamed of being a Taliban commander and NATO, the Afghan government, and the US military fulfilled his wish by mistaking him for a senior Taliban leader: His daring ruse has flummoxed those attempting to start a peace process with a determined Taliban adversary."He was a very clever man," one of the officials said.The man claimed to be Akthar Mohammad Mansour, the second-ranking Taliban commander after Mohammad Omar,...(Read Full Post)