Object lessons from the Afghan quagmire

By James Carroll | Monday, November 30, 2009 | The Boston Globe

“…The president, aiming to ‘finish the job’ in Afghanistan, must simultaneously put in place the structures of new thought that will prevent its repetition. The nation must insist that in saying yes to the Pentagon this time – if that is what he does – Obama must prepare to say no next time. America, in other words, is more in need of a vital peace movement than ever, and the trap of Afghanistan shows that….”…BS

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/11/30/object_lessons_from_the_afghan_quagmire?mode=PF

 

 

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