Uh, oh! I wonder when the anti-Iraq crowd will start to agitate that we get out of Afghanistan? It will take “a few years” to defeat the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, the top US general in the country said Tuesday, reiterating US support for the fight. Major General David Rodriguez, head of the US-led coalition…

The debate in Congress has changed: Even as the Iraq war promises to be a defining issue of the fall presidential campaign, the debate on Capitol Hill has lost steam. Most congressional Democrats have been walking a rhetorical tightrope, praising the reduction in violence while contending it hasn’t improved Iraq’s long-term outlook. Unlike a year…

So, I wonder what this is about: Amtrak passengers will be subjected to random screening of their carry-on bags as part of a new security initiative that will include armed officers and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, an Amtrak spokeswoman said Monday. Details of the new effort, which were first reported by The Associated…

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