The Good War?

This article (hat tip:Andrew Sullivan) reinforces my concerns with our next president, whoever he may be.

While I recognize the national interest in nailing down areas of civil disorder in order to prevent anti-American terrorist from gaining toeholds and training grounds, I wonder whether we could do more good than harm by waging war to control the areas.

Obama has been much more forceful than McCain on sending more troops to Afghanistan. I worry that, bad as Iraq has been, its nothing compared to what a protracted conflict in the tribal areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan could be.

Are we going to end up looking at the Bush years with nostalgia? I shudder to think.