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Ain’t gonna study war no more

In The Nation, Katrina Vanden Heuvel writes about Obama's fateful choice on the war in Afghanistan, and tells how you can make your voice heard through "United Against Afghanistan Escalation" at http://noescalation.org/ This website makes it very easy to contact your representatives, and you can also view the results others have had. Apparently Al Franken has yet to take a position, helloooo Senator Franken.

Here is a good analysis of the costs of this war by Stephen Walt.

In this video, Mark Danner speaks with Bill Moyers about Obama’s challenges in resetting the mindset of America from war to peace, and redefining the US as a nation.