INFANTRY EYES - U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Fahey monitors activity from the entry control point on Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan, Nov. 12, 2009. Fahey is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dayton MitchellWhat If We Fail in Afghanistan? -- Steve Coll, New Yorker
Last week, I found myself at yet another think tank-type meeting about Afghan policy choices. Toward the end, one of the participants, who had long experience in government, asked a deceptively simple question: What would happen if we failed?
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
To die for an exit strategy -- Tony Blankley, Washington Times
Why the U.S. should keep an eye on China's military -- Thomas Mahnken, Foreign Policy
America and China: Pleased to meet you -- The Economist editorial
Obama Should Seek Partnership with China -- Ashley Hager, Real Clear World
Russia's Medvedev: ‘A’ for Rhetoric, ‘D’ for Action -- Nikolai Petrov, Moscow Times
Putin v Medvedev: a battle for the soul of Mother Russia -- Adrian Pabst, The National
Third Intifada Is Already Getting Started -- Dror Bar-Yosef, Jerusalem Post
The End of Mideast Peace Process - Abrams & Singh, World Affairs Journal
Cambodia-Thailand: Asia's Next Flash Point? -- Luke Hunt, The Diplomat
The gaffes of Hillary Clinton -- Michael Crowley, The New Republic
A Dollar Warning From Asia -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Obama's 'nuclear option' on China's yuan -- Dean Baker, Christian Science Monitor