It is interesting on how the Swiss can be so progressive on their drug policy, yet so conservative on religious freedom and racism.  It is a radical program, one I could not see passing in the US, but it appears to be working.  You do not see people out on the street injecting themselves.  They have definitely contained the use of Heroin to certain parts of the cities where these clinics are.

I always thought Friedman was one of the best writers on the Middle East. I definitely agree with him on this article.  Really wish we could start the withdrawal from Afghanistan.  I don’t think there is anyway we can solve things there in 18 months if we have not been able to for the last 8 years.

Democracy cannot be pushed on a group of people from the outside by military force, it must come from within a country and grow organically.