Democracy in Afghanistan

The following quote perfectly illustrates the problem democracy faces in Afghanistan:

""We don't know what exactly he stands for," said Rohullah Stanakzai, an unemployed villager. "But our elders pushed us to vote for Karzai, because he is a Pashtun like us. A non-Pashtun should never become president. We'd consider him illegitimate.""

Obama's goal to establish a democratic government in Afghanistan is folly. Democracy will not work in any country where the people self-identify on a tribal basis (i.e., Afghans, Iraqis, etc). Mr. Stanakzai (quoted above) will obey the edicts of his tribal leaders, just as tribesmen have time done from time immemorial. This is not democracy, it is an oligarchy with a democratic veneer.