Meanwhile, progress continues apace in Iraq

[malsperanza]

Buried on about page 12 of today's NY Times:

As U.S. Gains in Iraq, Rebels Go to Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — American military successes in Iraq have prompted growing numbers of well-trained “foreign fighters” to join the insurgency in Afghanistan instead, the Afghan defense minister said on Tuesday.

Article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/world/asia/15afghanistan.html?scp=2&sq=Iraq&st=cse

Comments

[jlh.livejournal.com]

And if we had them both under control, they'd be sitting on the border of Pakistan. Not like some aren't already.

Completely, totally absurd. It's like getting all the mercury after the thermometer broke.

[malsperanza.livejournal.com]

McCain getting credit for being "right" about the surge makes me wild.

It's like getting all the mercury after the thermometer broke.

Nice image. But I am disappointed in the untoward brevity of your comment. ;-)