> Look at what has happened in Afghanistan where after 20 years of Western intervention, the country has reset to its 'default' almost overnight.

Unfortunately The Project For a New American Century did not include Predator drones armed with Kindles preloaded with Wikipedia.

I realize I am over simplifying this here, but Afghanistan was mostly a DOD project when it should have been State.

> We need to just skip to the end game: education for women, contraception, abortion ...

I can agree with this.

> incentives for having zero/one child,

This appears to be built-in to education and economic growth.

> no food aid.

I assume you mean the aid-based long term plans, which have proven problematic. Famine aid should be given in my opinion.