Okay, Well Make That Argument, Then

Brooks tackles the question of Afghanistan today.

His point - we need to wipe out the Taliban because they have designs on both Afghanistan and Pakistan. My position - if we keep the Taliban off balance with a light footprint, they can neither harbor Al Queda nor take over Pakistan. Mine is cheaper and seems to be working in that we are killing AQ at a high rate and they have not been successful at launching attacks against us.

His argument is we need to defeat the Taliban completely. I could be persuaded, I suppose. But I have trouble gauging the possibility of this - and the cost.