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The Afghanistan Good War/Bad War Problem
The Washington Note —
... This is a short clip of myself discussing America's mess in Afghanistan with Rachel Maddow.
And here is a link to a new U.S. Institute of Peace Report titled "The Future of Afghanistan" which indicts the Bush administration for seven years of short-term thinking and the absence of strategy in Afghanistan.
-- Steve Clemons
Iranian Cleric Caught with His Pants Down
Taylor Marsh —
... It reminded me of something that was said on Rachel Maddow’s show this week during an interview with Steve Clemons. The conversation was about Afghanistan and what would happen if we walked away, with Clemons quoting Dana Priest from an online chat. Saying that we’d simply have to smuggle the women out when it got bad. ...
Facebook Scam, Inauguration Wait, and Media Moments
The Washington Note —
... I'd have the FBI all over this scumbag -- but that's my friend's business.
On other fronts, here are a few media moments that may interest some of you:
1. Financial Times comment on Hillary Clinton's foreign policy
2. Guardian comment on Obama administration and Hamas
3. Bloomberg comment on Obama and his Ambassadorial appointments
4. Comments on Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) on Afghanistan
5. Taylor Marsh calls Dana Priest and me out for ...
