[Lessismore]

Why are we worried about keeping Afghanistan intact. Wouldn't it be just as well if the Persian west joined Iran, the Uzbekis and Tajiks in the north joined their countrymen on the other side of the Darya, and the Pushtuns join their countrymen in Pakistan?

[AdvisorB]

That's along the lines I've been thinking. Look, the Pashtuns hate the Tadjiks, the Uzbeks hate the Pashtuns, and those living in Herat hate everybody. Why not carve it up?