Links 20 DEC 08

Double down of Afghanistan:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/20/afghanistan.us.troops/index.html

Reason Number One is Rani:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/12/18/reasons.you.wont.get.dumped/index.html

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/personoftheyear/article/0,31682,1861543_1865068_1865069,00.html?xid=site-cnn-partner

Iraq says GTFO to the Coalition:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28324421/

http://www.newsweek.com/id/165235

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28314648/

http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2008/12/18/stcharles/news/1219stc-pokin0.txt

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/workplace/story/3C9A3BF23E72EE11862575250014AA63?OpenDocument

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/19/opinion/19krugman.html?_r=1&em