Calling a Time Out

As you settle into the Oval Office, Mr. President, may I offer a suggestion? Please do not try to put Afghanistan aright with the U.S. military. To send our troops out of Iraq and into Afghanistan would be a near-perfect example of going from the frying pan into the fire. There is reason to believe some of our top military commanders privately share this view. And so does a broad and growing swath of your party and your supporters.

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by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 22, 2009

Empassioned plea for a five-year moratorium on war, from former senator George McGovern. The author presents good factual evidence to support his argument that "military power is no solution to terrorism." and that we would be better off spending that money feeding children in poor countries.

I applaud the goal that McGovern sets for us: "to provide a nutritious lunch every day for every school-age child in Afghanistan and other poor countries."

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