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The Russians are firing missiles into the homes of their neighbors. Fortunately, the missiles aren’t exploding. Unfortunately, they’re meant to intimidate and they violate the sovereignty of Georgia, and create tension for the State Department and I. You see, the last thing the world needs right now is an aggressive Eastern state, but we’ve been getting it from Iran and Russia of late, and that’s very disconcerting. Like this story, about the availability of heroin to our soldiers in Afghanistan. I’ve long held that the Bush Administration’s sorriest failure has been with regard to Afghanistan due to their sheer refusal to devote resources to the situation, and then when I read stories like this it makes my blood run cold. Our soldiers deserve better than what they’ve gotten, and so do their families, not to mention the people of Afghanistan.

On a personal-political note — Hillary Clinton’s in town and I’ll be with her campaign today at Soldier Field. It won’t be the first time. Should be fun, as I love meeting people. In the meantime, check this out. Do they sound like running mates to you? They won’t be.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 at 1:00 pm and is filed under Outside Retort (Current Affairs).