McChrystal, in a declassified version of his report to Obama in August, warned, "Afghanistan could again become a base for terrorism, with obvious implications for regional stability." "Al-Qaida can operate anyplace. The planning for what happened on 9/11 didn't come from Afghanistan. It came from a hotel room in the United States or Germany. It came from the country they were in" Murtha said. The country simply can't afford to carry on a war whose goal is uncertain without risking huge inflation, he said. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment