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On the Pakistani border

July 13, 2008 - 2:56 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Teresita
2008-07-13 20:34:06

Since al-Qaeda is being rolled up in Iraq, and since the news is based on the principle of “If it bleeds, it leads” you can expect to see non-stop hand-wringing over events in Afghanistan, right up to January 20, 2009. Then all of a sudden you will see all the stories about soldiers, under the enlightened guidance of our new Commander-in-Chief, building schools and running midnight basketball programs.