"Some conservatives are surprised to find people on the Left supporting the war in Afghanistan. It's not surprising at all...It is hard for the government to prosecute a war and not expand...Conservatives may think they can support war and oppose the expansion of the state, but that is like trying to square the circle. What makes them think they can contain the expansion?"

Source : "Why everyone can be on the same side of war" by Sheldon Richman, www.sfgate.com. January 15, 2002.

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