Happy Holidays America, compliments of Georgie and Dickie.

The Republicans will continue to attempt to derail domestic improvements in the USA, including a national health care reform strategy. They will argue the cost of the wars cannot increase the USA debt, but, must be fought while trimming domestic programs and entitlements. The Democrats maybe seeking a tax to support the remaining years of the war.

...When asked whether the Bush administration's focus on Iraq (click here) was responsible for the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Cheney reportedly said, "I basically don't," without elaborating....



...As President Barack Obama prepares to unveil his new way forward for Afghanistan which, according to reports, includes a surge of 30,000 troops, some of the greatest skeptics, interestingly enough, are to be found in Afghanistan....

...One of the Afghans' major concerns is that the additional troops will only add to the sense among Afghans that the U.S. is an occupying force....

That point of view is bogus. We are not occupying Afghanistan and they know it. The fact of the matter is, Karzai has a corrupt infrastructure and those benefitting from it don't want to lose their control or influence. The bias against NATO and the USA has to do with a corrupt nation 'hooked' on power and poppies.