President Obama is expected to announce his decision on the level of troop withdrawals in Afghanistan. (Larry Downing / Reuters)Afghanistan Withdrawal: How Many Troops Will Obama Remove? -- Robert Zeliger, Foreign Policy
It's time for one of Washington favorite parlor games -- predicting what the president will say before he says it. What we know is that tomorrow President Obama will announce his plans for a troop reduction in Afghanistan. Thirty-three thousand surge troops were added in 2009, with the promise that by this summer they would begin to come home. But how many and how fast is still an open question.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Time to quit Afghanistan -- Richard Cohen, Washington Post
Obama’s Ambivalence on Afghanistan -- Max Boot, Commentary
Poll results – What do Pakistanis think about bin Laden, Obama, and the U.S.? -- Robert Zeliger, The Cable/Foreign Policy
In Pakistan, denial is easier than heartbreak -- Nzaar Ihsan, Christian Science Monitor
Ahmadinejad vs. The Ayatollah -- Abbas Milani, National Interest
Smart Power Setback -- David Brooks, New York Times
War powers irresolution -- New York Post editorial
Legal Acrobatics, Illegal War -- Bruce Ackerman, New York Times
Libya and America's commitment problem -- Jonah Goldberg, L.A. Times
Say what you will, it's a war in Libya -- Jonathan Schell, L.A. Times
Obama’s novel definition of ‘hostilities’ -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Reforming the Arab monarchies -- Washington Post editorial
Obama Selling Out Our Allies -- Burwell Stark, American Thinker
The Brutal Truth: Failed states are mainly a threat to their own inhabitants. We should help them anyway. -- Stewart Patrick, Foreign Policy
China’s Doctrine of Indifference -- Scott Hockley, The Diplomat
Greek debt crisis is a European problem – with a political solution -- Jacques Attali, Christian Science Monitor
Euro exit strategy crucial for Greeks -- Costas Lapavitsas, The Guardian