EASILY DISTRACTEDHere’s what happens when you take your eyes off the ballhttp://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/012278.php[Turkana] The Washington Post reports that things still aren't going so well, in Afghanistan. For the U.S. and its allies, anyway. For the Taliban and al-Qaeda, things are going quite well, indeed. . . [read on]http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/