Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- December 2, 2009

Address on the War in Afghanistan -- Barack Obama

Eisenhower Hall Theatre
United States Military Academy at West Point
West Point, New York

Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan - the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my Administration will pursue to bring this war to a successful conclusion. It is an honor for me to do so here - at West Point - where so many men and women have prepared to stand up for our security, and to represent what is finest about our country.

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Commentaries, Opinions, Editorials, And Analysis On Afghanistan

An exit strategy, not a plan for victory -- The Telegraph
Not Nearly Enough On Afghanistan -- Michael Rubin, Forbes
Obama Has No Stomach for This Fight -- Simon Jenkins, The Guardian
ANALYSIS-Obama's escalation challenges U.S. military -- Reuters
Pentagon Hopes 30,000-Troop ‘Counterpunch’ Can Buy Time for Afghanistan’s Homegrown Forces -- The Danger Room
Obama Afghan Decision Has Far-Reaching Implications -- Voice of America
The Afghan-Pakistan Solution -- Pervez Musharraf, Wall Street Journal
The Reality of Afghanistan -- Tim Rutten, Los Angeles Times
With Narrower Military Goals, Obama Ups the Ante -- Karen DeYoung, Washington Post.
What Obama Really Said Last Night -- John R. Guardiano, American Spectator
A Sinking Feeling -- Rich Lowry, New York Post
Surge, then Leave -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
This I Believe -- Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times
With Speech, President Makes the Conflict Truly His Own -- Dan Balz, Washington Post
Three-Quarters of the Way There -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
Barack Obama's new Afghan strategy is high risk and wildly optimistic -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Two Messages for Two Sides -- Peter Baker and Nagourney, New York Times
Between the Lines, an Expansion in Pakistan -- David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt, New York Times
Obama’s War -- Jules Crittenden, Forward Movement
Counterinsurgency Incoherence -- Steve Schippert, Washington Times
The Afghanistan Speech - New York Times editorial
An Afghan Strategy - Washington Post editorial
The Afghan Escalation -- Wall Street Journal editorial
The Speech: Not Great, but a Brave Decision at Long Last -- Peter Feaver, FP Shadow Government
The Obama Speech: Still Not Quite Sure What Victory Looks Like -- Joshua Keating, FP Passport

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Kim Jong Il's Fake Currency 'Reform' -- Marcus Nolan, Wall Street Journal

Can China Deliver in Pakistan? -- Michael Kugelman, World Politics Review

Dubai is more than just a castle in the sand -- Kenneth Rogoff, Globe And Mail

Australia's Rudd wrestles with refugee crisis -- Alan Goodall, Japan Times

What Netanyahu really thinks about settlements -- Aluf Benn, Haaretz

Castro's Berlin Wall: Alive and Kicking -- Humberto Fontova, American Thinker