Time to go, I think.

All this bombing and shooting must be making a heck of a difference in Afghanistan. It's making progress, say Our Glorious Leader Stephen Harper, the head of the armed forces and Hamid Karzai.

Oh...hold on a minute.

U.N.: Violence in Afghanistan up almost 25 percent in '07

Afghanistan is currently suffering its most violent year since the 2001 U.S.-led intervention, according to an internal United Nations report that sharply contrasts with recent upbeat appraisals by President Bush and his Afghan counterpart, Hamid Karzai.

Shooting your way to peace won't work. Get another idea or get out.