Remember Nazi Germany? They appointed regional leaders, members of the party, to "advise" local governments. The Nazis resurrected the word, gau , which meant province or shire, and tacked on, leiter , which meant leader, to create the word, gauleiter. Goebbels, Streicher, Strasser were a few of these horrors. They ran the Reich locally.

The US is now considering creating a gauleiter for Afghanistan. From the Guardian:

The US is seeking to extend its control over the day-to-day running of Afghanistan with the appointment of an international “high representative” in Kabul in an attempt to bypass Hamid Karzai’s much-criticised government.

The initiative, being pushed by the US special envoy, Richard Holbrooke, has caused a split between Washington and its closest Nato allies, who believe it could further undermine the Afghan president’s legitimacy and the United Nations’ role in the country.

The proposal is part of a political strategy designed to accompany the dispatch of US reinforcements due to be announced tomorrow night by Barack Obama and ultimately provide an exit strategy.

High representative = gauleiter.

Jawohl! Sieg heil! America über alles! The Obama monster will destroy us all.