The assassination of Osama bin Laden has prompted calls to leave Afghanistan now that the hunt is over. But he was never there in the first place. We knew that–right?
With the Times Square bomber being motivated to avenge drone plane attacks which are supposed to avenge 9/11, or something, the war on terror has entered its perfect logic loop.
The U.S. can’t find $25 billion to save three million jobs related to the auto industry, yet it keeps shelling out $9 billion a month on Iraq. And Obama will keep it up (see this week’s column).