It's going to be a long war

The other day I reported that ex-army and defense department officials claimed the army to be overstretched. Well, today the government told 50,000 people they need to stay up to an extra 18 months past their expected leave. I hope this is a start to an expansion of the anti-war movement. A lot of the Vietnam War resistance came from soldiers who refused to go or return. This situation could arise today.

There’s more than just bad news today though. Apparently, nationwide, people would vote for a Democrats over a Republicans by 54% to 38%, one of the largest margins in the last two decades. Thank Kos for this lovely news.