Alien Drums

The forgotten front fortunately is being remembered. This is APs characterization today of Sen. Obama’s position on Afganistan:

“Obama has made Afghanistan a centerpiece of his proposed strategy for dealing with terrorism threats. The Illinois senator has said the war in Afghanistan, where Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants are resurgent, deserves more troops and more attention as opposed to the conflict in Iraq. Both Obama and his Republican rival for the presidency, Sen. John McCain, advocate sending more forces to the country.”

Excellent! The focus should have been on Afghanistan all along. Irag diverted our attention from the real task of fighting terrorism. Both Sens. Obama and McCain get it, but McCain made the shift as a follower of Obama–my words, of course, not his.