Drum on the War

That screw-up by the VA in estimating their costs? It's a consequence of the usual hubris/politicization: the Cheney Administration "vastly underestimated the number of service personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan seeking medical treatment".

Want a good argument for getting out of Iraq - one that's pitched in conservative terms? Try "troop level reform" á la welfare reform to encourage the Iraqis to become self-reliant.