On patrol: Royal Marine Commandos south of their base at Kajaki Dam in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.Unreliable Friends in Afghanistan - Max Hastings, Financial Times
The British and American peoples perceive Afghanistan overwhelmingly in terms of their own body bags. There are good grounds for anger about under-resourcing of the campaign. But losses are the price of any war. British deaths over eight years remain fewer than those incurred in six weeks of the Falklands conflict, while US theatre casualties are a tiny fraction of Vietnam’s.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Nigeria clashes bode ill for west Africa -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian
The Palestinian Donor State -- Rick Richman, Commentary Magazine
Peace with Pakistan at Any Price? -- Kanwal Sibal, Times of India
Japan Reaches Crossroads -- Tom Plate, Japan Times
Don't Panic over Beijing's Tehran Temptation -- Erica Downs, Foreign Policy
Now China Has a Credit Boom -- Paul Cavey, Wall Street Journal
Understanding the Weight of China -- Christopher Badeaux, The New Ledger
The G-2's First Official Meeting -- Gordon Chang, Forbes
Russia's Blackmail and Blackout -- Alexandros Petersen, Washington Times
Containing Russian Ambition in Europe -- Andre Glucksmann, City Journal
Italy Has Problems Beyond Berlusconi -- Geoff Andrews, Financial Times
A Trip Through Silvio's Italy -- Alexander Smoltczyk, Der Spiegel
U.S. and China Step Forward -- Japan Times
Venezuela's Rockets for Terrorists -- Washington Post