ARTICLE: U.S. readies civilian 'surge' in Afghanistan, AP, March. 18, 2009

Shows the difference between Afghanistan now and 2003 in Iraq.

Obama's team so far showing real brains, but then again, it's commanding a far smarter military than Bush did, because failure is an excellent teacher.

Those who say we'll fight more wars because we develop such capacity are truly misguided, because having such capacity actually makes our threats and warnings far more powerful, thus enhancing our ability to deter bad behavior.

(Thanks: Tom Mull)