Are There Any Alternatives to Karzai?

There is a lot of sniping about Karzai, how he is corrupt, inept, and probably not the best U.S. ally.  But nowhere on the horizon is there an alternative.  If there is one - he is not well-known.  Read more on "If not Hamid Karai, then who?", The National Post, December 2, 2010.