President Obama listens to opening remarks before speaking to servicemen and women at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida, October 26, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungObama Is Dithering On Afghanistan -- Clive Crook, Financial Times
After eight years of government by gut instinct, most Americans welcomed the arrival of a deliberative president. Yes, get the experts in. Reflect, weigh their advice. What a good idea.
And so it is if you are attempting, say, to reform the healthcare system. (A shame it was not tried.) There is even more to be said for taking your time if you are contemplating going to war. But when you are already fighting one, it has drawbacks. The US has been at war in Afghanistan for eight years – and it is losing. On this issue, Barack Obama is giving deliberation a bad name. He needs to make his mind up.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Britain Resolves, U.S. Wavers -- Roger Cohen, Int'l Herald Tribune
The People of Afghanistan Want Change - Afghan Presidential Candidate Abdullah Abdullah, Der Spiegel
Senator John Kerry on Afghanistan -- Real Clear World
Think Before Surging -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post opinion
At Last, An Afghan Plan -- Leslie Gelb, The Daily Beast
Politics, not extremism, is to blame for Pakistan's plight -- M. Zaidi, National Post
A Resilient Baghdad on a Day of Horror -- David Ignatius, Washington Post opinion
Argentina's Kirchner Targets the Press -- Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Wall Street Journal
Malaysia Goes Islamic -- Maznah Mohamad, RealClearWorld
Ukraine's High Stakes (Election) - Yevgeny Kiselyov, Moscow Times
The Cover-Up (U.S. Intelligence) Continues -- New York Times editorial
Hate Crimes and Jet Engines -- Washington Times editorial
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