Bush's announcement this morning that he's transferring 4,500 troops to Afghanistan is, as the editorial writers might say, "a welcome development." In fact it reminds me of a certain candidate who's been saying for a long time that we need to transfer troops from Iraq to Afghanistan.
Now let's see. Who was that? Oh yeah. The terrorist-lover who wants America to lose.
On the subject of troops: Lots of folks have been debating, if you could ask Sarah Palin one question what would it be? My question would be simple: How many soldiers does the United States have under arms right now?
While she may know this by the time of her debate, I'm certain that today she doesn't have the slightest idea. Yes, it's a gotcha question, but it's a fair and legitimate gotcha question. Unlike "Who's the prime minister of Hungary?", this is something that a vice-president really genuinely ought to know. The blowhards on Fox couldn't really cavil about it.
Yes, I know the answer. Over the past few months I've even bothered to learn basic information about brigades and battalions and such. But I'm not telling. Look it up yourself and see how close you were.
