1.0 link 157634 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-jones/the-afghan-scam-the-untol_b_157634.html Cross-posted from TomDispatch.com

The first of 20,000 to 30,000 additional U.S. troops are scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan next month to re-win the war George W. Bush neglected to finish in his eagerness to start another one. However, "winning" the military campaign against the Taliban is the lesser half of the story.

Going into Afghanistan, the Bush administration called for a political campaign to reconstruct the country and thereby establish the authority of...

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