Foreign Policy Advice From Joe Lieberman

Ross Douthat has apparently run out of ways to but in and fret about your intimate decisions regarding end-of-life, beginning-of-life, and just about every period of life in between, and in desperation just decided to talk to Joe Lieberman and write a column about it.

The shocking revelation in this column is that Lieberman is in favor of escalating a war in a Muslim country, in this case Afghanistan.

But seriously, the main thrust of Douthat's column seems to be that for the U.S. to be successful in Afghanistan, Obama will not only have to commit to a counterinsurgency strategy, but also become a "War President," whatever that means. If he means Obama will have to rally the public to the cause for any chance of success I'd agree with him, and he'll have his work cut out for him. Or, maybe Obama could listen to public will and decide that another 10-15 years of escalated involvement in Afghanistan is not such a great idea. Or, he could listen to Joe Lieberman.