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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Link Set and Commentary

While I finish the first chapter of Shield of Achilles...

China leads in Solar Production - Want the US to move to clean energy? Give us some competition.

Marines Fight Taliban With Little Aid from Afghans - Just depressing. In Iraq, we could provide security with a 'surge' and then work to build a system from the bottom up (as opposed to the top town, which we tried and failed at: see Iraq, 2004-2006). We can provide the security but, more and more, it seems like little is following up.

The Ultimate Burden - Reinstate the draft? Expand the roll of the Peace Corps? Make federal programs to teach students languages from a young age?

How do we make Americans realize their role is not just within the country?

The End of 'The Wire' - The Brits and Baltimore

40 dead in Afghanistan - Hot off the press!

And, as always, today's Nightwatch

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