This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Amir Taheri: Obama's Afghan Absurdities - 'SEN. Barack Obama's plan to walk away from Iraq but in crease the US military role in Afghanistan may make political sense - satisfying his antiwar base while still coming off as forceful - but it's a terrible strategy for his country...'
