Shameless hyperbole from the Times?

I guess I won't presume to call this Times editorial shameless, but is it hyperbolic? You bet your ass it is.

Money quote:

"These investments [in Afghanistan] will take time to pay off. But seven years have already been wasted, and unless such efforts begin now there will be no safe exit from Afghanistan for the foreseeable future." (emphasis added)

Sheesh, New York Times, tell us how you really feel.

That said, I think everyone agrees that, even with the step up in troop levels, Afghanistan will require the attention of the international community for years to come.