Kill the fatted calf!

From the "Drink Soaked (former?) Trotskyite Popinjays for War" website, Eric writes:

could someone explain why Western nations are seemingly incapable of nation building, or for that matter even managing to gather enough political will do the job they all allege to be behind. Will we have to invade Afghanistan again in ten years because of a failure to act decisively now?

Wow. Thank God for that. Welcome back, Eric, from wherever you've been. There's quite a lot been going on while you were away ...