Soldier's Killing Spree: Is End Of Afghanistan War Near? -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor
Widespread Afghan outrage could force the US to accelerate plans to bring the Afghanistan war to a close. But that hasn't happened yet, and military officials are wary of a quick withdrawal.
Pentagon officials have been adamant that the vicious shooting spree of a US soldier who killed 16 Afghan civilians this week – mostly women and children – will not affect the US military’s way forward in Afghanistan.
“War is hell. These kinds of events and incidents are going to take place. They’ve taken place in any war,” Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday. “But we cannot allow these events to undermine our strategy or the mission that we’re involved in.”
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Afghan killings must hasten US departure -- National Editorial
The Real Message of Latest Afghan Crisis -- Anthony Cordesman, Real Clear World
Afghanistan on edge -- L.A. Times editorial
Afghanistan: When war turns pathological, get out! -- Richard Falk, Al Jazeera
Afghan villagers moved back home to find peace, but death found them -- Sara Sidner, CNN
Kandahar shootings may cause US to leave Afghanistan early -- Global Post
Analysis: Shootings complicate Afghanistan mission -- Anne Flaherty and Lolita C. Baldor, AP
Canada deserved better than this. So did the Afghans -- Terry Glavin, National Post
How Afghans will view Kandahar killing spree -- Mike Urban, BBC
Afghanistan shooting: Protests are peaceful, but era of cooperation closing -- Tom Peter, Christian Science Monitor
Horror in Kandahar -- New York Times editorial
Obama's Iran Bluff -- Amitai Etzioni, National Interest
Iran Watch: You can stop worrying about Azerbaijan -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
The Parchin Trap: Don't count on the IAEA uncovering a smoking gun at Iran's military complex. -- Mark Fitzpatrick, Foreign Policy
Parchin: An Iranian nuclear cover-up? -- Julian Borger, The Guardian
Analysis: Diplomacy All but Doomed in Syria Crisis -- New York Times/AP
Interview with Tunisia's Prime Minister: 'Military Intervention in Syria Would Be Pure Madness' -- Spiegel Online
Afghanistan on edge -- L.A. Times editorial
Afghanistan: When war turns pathological, get out! -- Richard Falk, Al Jazeera
Afghan villagers moved back home to find peace, but death found them -- Sara Sidner, CNN
Kandahar shootings may cause US to leave Afghanistan early -- Global Post
Analysis: Shootings complicate Afghanistan mission -- Anne Flaherty and Lolita C. Baldor, AP
Canada deserved better than this. So did the Afghans -- Terry Glavin, National Post
How Afghans will view Kandahar killing spree -- Mike Urban, BBC
Afghanistan shooting: Protests are peaceful, but era of cooperation closing -- Tom Peter, Christian Science Monitor
Horror in Kandahar -- New York Times editorial
Obama's Iran Bluff -- Amitai Etzioni, National Interest
Iran Watch: You can stop worrying about Azerbaijan -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
The Parchin Trap: Don't count on the IAEA uncovering a smoking gun at Iran's military complex. -- Mark Fitzpatrick, Foreign Policy
Parchin: An Iranian nuclear cover-up? -- Julian Borger, The Guardian
Analysis: Diplomacy All but Doomed in Syria Crisis -- New York Times/AP
Interview with Tunisia's Prime Minister: 'Military Intervention in Syria Would Be Pure Madness' -- Spiegel Online
Canada deserved better than this. So did the Afghans -- Terry Glavin, National Post
How Afghans will view Kandahar killing spree -- Mike Urban, BBC
Afghanistan shooting: Protests are peaceful, but era of cooperation closing -- Tom Peter, Christian Science Monitor
Horror in Kandahar -- New York Times editorial
Obama's Iran Bluff -- Amitai Etzioni, National Interest
Iran Watch: You can stop worrying about Azerbaijan -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
The Parchin Trap: Don't count on the IAEA uncovering a smoking gun at Iran's military complex. -- Mark Fitzpatrick, Foreign Policy
Parchin: An Iranian nuclear cover-up? -- Julian Borger, The Guardian
Analysis: Diplomacy All but Doomed in Syria Crisis -- New York Times/AP
Interview with Tunisia's Prime Minister: 'Military Intervention in Syria Would Be Pure Madness' -- Spiegel Online
Libya’s Franchise Fiasco -- Geoff D. Porter, New York Times
Kony 2012: How Not to Talk About Africa -- Miles Kellerman, Real Clear World
Revisiting the Failed Gaza Experiment -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Why China Wants to Slow Down Its Own Economy -- Damien Ma, The Atlantic
Who Is the Leader of the Free World? -- Matthew May, American Thinker
How Afghans will view Kandahar killing spree -- Mike Urban, BBC
Afghanistan shooting: Protests are peaceful, but era of cooperation closing -- Tom Peter, Christian Science Monitor
Horror in Kandahar -- New York Times editorial
Obama's Iran Bluff -- Amitai Etzioni, National Interest
Iran Watch: You can stop worrying about Azerbaijan -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
The Parchin Trap: Don't count on the IAEA uncovering a smoking gun at Iran's military complex. -- Mark Fitzpatrick, Foreign Policy
Parchin: An Iranian nuclear cover-up? -- Julian Borger, The Guardian
Analysis: Diplomacy All but Doomed in Syria Crisis -- New York Times/AP
Interview with Tunisia's Prime Minister: 'Military Intervention in Syria Would Be Pure Madness' -- Spiegel Online
Libya’s Franchise Fiasco -- Geoff D. Porter, New York Times
Kony 2012: How Not to Talk About Africa -- Miles Kellerman, Real Clear World
Revisiting the Failed Gaza Experiment -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Why China Wants to Slow Down Its Own Economy -- Damien Ma, The Atlantic
Who Is the Leader of the Free World? -- Matthew May, American Thinker