Barack Obama - with his defence secretary Robert Gates - has ruled out cutting the number of troops deployed in Afghanistan or turning the war into a counter-terror campaign Photo: REUTERS Testing Obama's Doctrine -- David Ignatius, Washington Post Opinion
Is there an "Obama Doctrine" lurking among the zigs and zags of the president's foreign policy over these first nine months? I think there is, in his repeated invocation of global rights and responsibilities. The problem is that this lawyerly framework hasn't been applied to the really tough issues, such as what to do in Afghanistan.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Biden's Afghan Journey -- Norman J. Kurz, Washington Post opinion
To say this war (in Afghanistan) must be won in a year is nonsense -- Patrick Cockburn, The Independent
A Reformed Islam Could Save Afghanistan -- Abolhassan Bani-Sadr, CSM
Fight this war in Afghanistan, not Whitehall -- Michael Evans, The Times
Plan B for Afghanistan -- Washington Post editorial
Stakes in Afghanistan Couldn't Be Higher - The Independent editorial
Obama's Pakistan Problem -- Laura Rozen, Politico
America's Limits -- Roger Cohen, New York Times
Watch out for the Goldstoners -- Ari Shavit, Haaretz
Talks with Burma Are No Joke -- David Pilling, Financial Times
The Rise of the Iranian Dictatorship -- Geneive Abdo, Foreign Policy
Patriot Act Excesses -- New York Times editorial
Why China Worries the Pentagon -- Peter Brookes, China Post