Bob Herbert: Doubling troops in Afghanistan a ‘terrible idea’
The Washington Post reports the Army is building $1.1 billion worth of military facilities in Afghanistan. And President-elect Obama is sending 3,000 more U.S. troops as well. Is this the right course of action? Rachel Maddow is joined by Washington Post columnist Bob Herbert.
This video is from MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, broadcast Jan. 13, 2009.
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