This question has been asked by others but I don't think it can be asked often enough: Why are neo-cons like Bill Kristol even given the time of day? Also, why is the GOP the "party of national security"?
Insurgencies spread in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Jonathan S. Landay McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Sunday, February 3, 2008
WASHINGTON — Islamic insurgents are expanding their numbers and reach in Afghanistan and Pakistan, spreading violence and disarray over a vast cross-border zone where al Qaida has rebuilt the sanctuary it lost when the United States invaded Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks.
In Afghanistan, U.S. and NATO forces are facing "a classic growing insurgency," Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Friday.
Baghdad drowning in sewage: Iraqi official
7 hours ago
BAGHDAD (AFP) — Baghdad is drowning in sewage, thirsty for water and largely powerless, an Iraqi official said on Sunday in a grim assessment of services in the capital five years after the US-led invasion.
One of three sewage treatment plants is out of commission, one is working at stuttering capacity while a pipe blockage in the third means sewage is forming a foul lake so large it can be seen "as a big black spot on Google Earth," said Tahseen Sheikhly, civilian spokesman for the Baghdad security plan.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
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