Light blogging today, as I’ll be at an event with Richard Holbrooke for the Windy that I’ll probably tweet (if possible) followed by a write-up of that, followed by a flight to Pittsburgh for Netroots Nation. If you’ll be there, stop by and say hi to myself and Attackerlady, who I’m happy to say will be there for her own work-related purposes.

Let’s also say you’d like to talk about Afghanistan and Pakistan. Are you in luck! (Well, if you’re not Dave Dilegge, that is.) On Thursday at 9:00 (sigh), come check us out:

The Path Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Thu, 08/13/2009 – 9:00am, 317

Early in the Obama presidency, few issues have raised as much controversy in the progressive community as his decision to send an additional 20,000 troops to Afghanistan. This decision now ensures that Afghanistan will likely be the paramount national security issue of the President’s first term. How do we define American interests and goals in Afghanistan? What are the necessary non-military elements of a comprehensive strategy? What role, if any, should the U.S. military play? What role is there for reconciliation with elements of the Taliban? How are the crises in Pakistan and Afghanistan related? What role is there for America’s allies and Afghanistan’s neighbors? The panel will include a variety of views, including those who oppose the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, supporters of the President’s plan, observers who have been on the ground and the perspective of one veteran who served in Afghanistan.

PANELISTS: Anne Richard, Robert Greenwald, Spencer Ackerman, Richard Smith, Heather Hurlburt

Or just grab me for a beer, as I’ll probably sound more coherent with a few in my stomach.