I was trying to find something insightful for you today and it turned out to be difficult to do so. Lots of partisan finger pointing is going on right now.

This article is an exception. The old adage is that if you really want to know what's going on, then you should follow where the money is going. According to this, the money is going to Afghanistan, not Iraq. That means decisions have already been made privately between the Congress and the Administration, that we are about done with Iraq. Keep this in mind as we go farther into the political season with its posturing and rhetoric.

Here is a link to the Washington Post article, Spending Bill Suggests Long Stay in Afghanistan.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/13/AR2008071301644_pf.html