Flying in to Japan on August 30 a few hours after he had received from Washington the text of the initial policy he was to carry out, he paraphrased the actions he was to take: First, destroy the military power. Punish war criminals. Build the structure of representative government. Modernize the constitution. Hold free elections. Enfranchise the women. Release the political prisoners. Liberate the farmers. Establish a free labor movement. Encourage a free economy. Abolish police oppression. Develop a free and responsible press. Liberalize education. Decentralize political power. Separate the church from state.[Winners in Peace]

Sounds like the songsheet for Richard C Holbrooke and General David Petraeus. I thought Winds readers will be interested in the argument I make over at Pragati--The Indian National Interest Review on what the US ought to do in Pakistan. Is the Obama administration audacious enough to face the reality: there's no solution to Afghanistan unless Pakistan is structurally transformed.