Can we afford to secure Iraq, North Korea . . . ?  KAI RYSSDAL:
What do you want this election season? Politicians are talking.
But they're not necessarily addressing the issues voters care
about. The Real Agenda. Iraq's a big one. What you'll hear is
back and forth about who's stronger on national security. But
there's not much discussion of what the war means for our
economic security.  To help us sort it out we've got two of our
regular commentators with us. David Frum is a resident fellow at
the American Enterprise Institute. Robert Reich is a professor
of public policy at the University of California Berkeley.
David, the first question on The Real Agenda today goes to you.
And it's a simple one. Are we getting our money's worth in Iraq?
DAVID FRUM: We walked into a much bigger and tougher fight in
Iraq than anybody had anticipated — at least anybody in the
Administration anticipated. And that's why this war has been
more expensive and more difficult. At this point, the question I
think we have to face