International ("external") events are sooooo reassuring....

Fun to think how wonderfully stabilized things are now that the S&P 500 has surpassed 900!

1. U.S. Replaces Commander in Afghanistan in War Overhaul
   By ELISABETH BUMILLER 3:49 PM ET
   The replacement of Gen. David McKiernan less than a year after he took over marks a major change in military leadership in a worsening war
2. A struggle to survive in Pakistan
3. Running out of ideas
4. Dirty Wars: A Primer
5. Unresolved Kashmir dispute is breeding terrorism in region
6. Pakistan on the brink
7. A Nuclear Power Is About to Fall to Islamists

Think the markets have priced this in??

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But, in the meantime, for some real fun, here's this:

1. Girls Don't Like George Soros Like They Do Roubini