https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2009/10/07/philip-larkin-has-a-lesson-for-barack-obama/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 11:37:18 -0400<![CDATA[Over at The Weekly Standard blog, Bill Kristol has a short but deadly post on Obama&#8217;s dithering non-policy about the war in Afghanistan. Bill reports that at a recent meeting with Congressional leaders, Obama gravely pointed out that every thousand troops sent to Afghanistan would cost about a billion dollars a year. A billion dollars a year! Call Senator Dirksen. Would they, Obama is said to have queried the Congressmen, would they really be prepared to support $40 or $50 billion in additional spending?]]>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:37:52 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2009/10/07/philip-larkin-has-a-lesson-for-barack-obama-n116093