"I do not believe we ought to add troops in Afghanistan unless it is indispensable in our war against al-Qaida, "If it is, then we have to do whatever it takes because al-Qaida is out to annihilate us.
What I think is the most important takeaway from this soon to be forgotten incident is not that McFaul is a bad ambassador or that we oughttodo a better job of preparing our ambassadors for the inevitable compromises with honesty that diplomacy demands.