Last night Beth & I watched Charlie Wilson’s War. It was an very well made movie about how a charismatic, well-connected congressman, Charlie Wilson, helped fund a covert war against the Soviet army in Afghanistan. Operation Cyclone was a deemed a huge success at the time, but in some ways set the stage for the current war in Afghanistan and the War on Terror in general. Watching movies like this one make me so conflicted about the war in Iraq. I would love nothing more than for the US to bring it’s troops home… at the same time I’m worried that if the US military leaves the country, aid to the area will dwindle quickly (because of security and short attention spans), leaving many Iraqis with more anti-American sentiment than ever. This is one of many reasons I don’t envy the next president of this country. I really hope there are some smart people out there that have a better plan in mind than any I can think up!