Is Afghanistan the Place to Grow Dental Floss?

There seems to be a strange lust to go to Afghanistan. Perhaps Afghanistan is the place to farm and grow dental floss. That was the theme of a long forgotten Frank Zappa song, but I think it is time to revive it. Arianna Huffington is quoted on her blog saying-- As Newsweek's cover story on Biden makes clear, the vice president has long opposed escalating in Afghanistan. So if the president decides to escalate, Biden, for the good of the country, should escalate his willingness to act on his "deep reservations" and resign. Generations to come will be grateful if he does, instead of following the pattern of "opposition" we've become all-too-accustomed to. You know the drill: after the dust settles, the mea-culpa-laden books start to come out, and suddenly we hear how forceful this or that official was behind closed doors, arguing against the war, then going home each night distraught at the unnecessary loss of life. Well, how about making the mea culpa unnecessary? Instead of saving it for the book, Biden can unfetter his conscience when it can actually do some good for the country.

Comment- Really, for those of us who don't like to farm dental floss, this seems rather odd.