Hamid Karzai may turn out to be the right man, at the right time, in the right place. Instapundit , the best blog around, has a great report about the changes in Kabul.

When we began rebuilding Japan and Germany, we and they didn't have the daunting task of overcoming years of civil war or instability. Mr. Karzai is dealing with this and an attempt on his life that was foiled by our troops. Alot of work still must be done, but the opportunity is available and achieveable.