The 'V' word

Is not to be spoken of. [Link]

Obama's new Afghanistan strategy, to be announced formally next week, centers around the phrase "finish the job."

That is an interesting concept. Seems simlar to "peace with honor," a very Nixonian phrase signaling that we will claim one thing (the dreaded "V" word) while accepting something else (the dreaded "D" word).

Even the NY Times twists itself into knots figuring out how to signal to friend and foe that we are in it to win it, while simultaneously signaling that we are preparing a way to get out