kudos

As much as I trash this Administration, and hope they're gone in January, I must exhibit some approval for what happened in Afghanistan yesterday (knowing full well that more people were registered to vote than actually live in the country, and that 80% of the territory is still governed by Taliban or other warlords). Leftists must remember that we were screaming for stuff to be done about the Taliban in the '90s (because of women's rights and the destruction of precious Buddhist statues), and the Right was telling us we were wacky idealists--now that the Right is full of wacky idealists, we should support good news when we hear it. Baby steps in Afghanistan are better than no steps--and sure, Bush undersupported the operation there to do Iraq, but there's some hope nonetheless.

As for Iraq--very quietly, the right thing might be happening in Sadr City and Fallujah. Even if this bodes badly for my hopes to oust Bush, I don't want a bloodbath in these places. The next couple of weeks could very well see positive news in Iraq if the Administration plays it cool.