GFR comments on and heartily excerpts some paywalled Nick Kristof content about Barack Obama's experiences growing up partially in Indonesia. "He once got in trouble for making faces during Koran study classes in his elementary school," writes Kristof, "but a president is less likely to stereotype Muslims as fanatics -- and more likely to be aware of their nationalism -- if he once studied the Koran with them." One would certainly hope so. On the other hand, the last major American political figure to be knowledgable about Indonesia was . . . Paul Wolfowitz. And we all know how that turned out.
Meanwhile, Democrats who opposed the surge sure do look foolish now that it's working so well.
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Meanwhile, Democrats who opposed the surge sure do look foolish now that it's working so well.
Clearly that is correct. Although the surge has not even been fuly implemented yet, Baghdad is relatively quiet, and the insurgents are moving away. Good of Matthew to notice that those of us who have been saying all along that more troops are needed are being utterly vindicated by events. Now, we need to continue and increase the surge.
Posted by Al | March 6, 2007 11:38 AM