Two of my favorite bloggers — Jim Ceaser of the University of Virginia, and Sarah Palin of the University of Real America — were particuarly struck by one line in President Obama’s speech last night. As was I. This is it: “Now, add it all up and the plan I’m proposing will cost around $900 billion over 10 years, less than we have spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars….” What’s the implication? Apparently, that we shouldn’t have spent so much on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fair enough, perhaps, with respect to the war in Iraq, which Obama opposed. On the other hand, Obama has supported the war in Afghanistan. Indeed, he’s criticized the Bush administration for under-resourcing that effort. So, as Ceaser points out, Obama’s inclusion of Afghanistan in his snarky comparison is odd:
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