Sunday, March 06, 2011

Yeah - and then there's this...

I'm a strong advocate of getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan completely.  And I'm not alone.  From the NY Times Op-Eds today...

The $110 Billion Question
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: March 5, 2011

When one looks across the Arab world today at the stunning spontaneous democracy uprisings, it is impossible to not ask: What are we doing spending $110 billion this year supporting corrupt and unpopular regimes in Afghanistan and Pakistan that are almost identical to the governments we’re applauding the Arab people for overthrowing?


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