January 5, 2010 9:51AM 

# Tuesday Links 

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- Cato Vice President Gene Healy [grades President Obama](http://bit.ly/7wZzxI). (Hint: He doesn’t give him a “B+”).

- Afghanistan: [A war we cannot afford](http://bit.ly/7kkFrA). “Democrats say raise taxes. Republicans say no worries. The best policy would be to scale back America’s international commitments.”

- Doug Bandow: The war in Afghanistan was justified at the beginning, but to escalate now is the “geopolitical equivalent of [shutting the barn doors after the horses have fled](http://bit.ly/52vhjn).”

- How U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization [enhances the liberty and prosperity of all Americans.](http://bit.ly/7hXLQm)

- Podcast: “[TARP: A Congressional Failure](http://bit.ly/7IwqXD)” featuring John Samples.

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