The Unwinnable War On Terrorism? -- Aaron Blake, Washington Post
For the first time since the so-called war on terrorism began, the United States is physically on the defensive, dealing with the fallout of the first successful home-soil attack since 9/11.
But in the minds of the American people, the United States hasn’t been winning the war on terrorism for nearly a decade.
Even as the U.S. has notched some big wins and avoided large-scale attacks like the one at the Boston Marathon on Monday, Americans have rarely seen their side as actually winning the war.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
The Decline of Terrorism -- Steve Chapman, Real Clear Politics
The way to defeat terror is to remember how safe we really are -- The Telegraph
What Will US Do if Israel Attacks Iran? -- Arutz Sheva editorial
Al Qaida arrest in UAE a major success but fight against terror goes on -- Gulf News
A new challenge for Palestinians -- Aaron David Miller, L.A. Times
Translating North Korea's rhetorical rage -- Lucy Craft, CBS News
So what does the North really want? -- Victor Cha, Joong Ang Daily
Musharraf Flees a Court–and Puts Pakistan’s Generals in a Quandary -- Omar Waraich, Time
‘Grandmother of Afghanistan’ Nancy Hatch Dupree says it may be time to move on -- Jay Price, McClatchy Newspapers
Mexico Is Getting Better, and Fewer Mexicans Want to Leave -- Olga Khazan, The Atlantic
What John Kerry is Doing Right and Wrong in East Asia -- Christopher J. Griffin and Robert Zarate, The Diplomat
The World Is Marching Toward Anarchy -- Robert Kaplan, Real Clear World/Stratfor
Post-bomb faith service for Boston reaches for the light -- Christian Science Monitor editorial