September 1, 2009 4:49PM 

# Tuesday Links 

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- Will Afghanistan become [Obama’s Vietnam?](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Afghanistan-may-be-Obama_s-Vietnam-8178656-56365437.html)

- Why [America’s experience in Bosnia and Iraq](http://www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=22128) offers ample warning against taking the mission too far in Afghanistan.

- [Will Japan remain pacifist? ](http://nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=22122)

- Paul Krugman [claims a victory](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/opinion/10krugman.html) for Big Government, which he says “saved” the economy from an economic depression. Alan Reynolds [debunks his claim](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203863204574347000967657192.html) and shows why bigger government produces only bigger and longer recessions.

- Podcast: [Johan Norberg explores the causes of the financial crisis.](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=972) For more, don’t miss his new book, *[Financial Fiasco: How America’s Infatuation with Homeownership and Easy Money Created the Economic Crisis](http://www.catostore.org/index.asp?fa=ProductDetails&method=&pid=1441442)*.

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