i talked about having a national debate. this election should be about, in part, all of the big issues we face, what should american policy be about afghanistan. unfortunately, there s no indication that it will be. that means the president is going to start next year, basically, without any sense of accountability based on the vote. i feel very strong on the time line argument, that there was no old joke in journalism how would the old religion. how business was on the peanut stand. an interesting business story but not the most significant thing that happened that day. the time line is interesting but not the most significant thing. the most significant thing is why american soldiers, at this hour, are going to die for a democracy that has projected its power but paid very little attention to this. obviously, in a conversation yesterday with somebody at the magazine who was talking about, well, we will muddle through for a bit. the first thing to come to mind