President Barack Obama walks to the Oval Office after returning to the White House following a trip to Nashua, N.H., Feb. 2, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)President Obama: Surge, Bribe And Run -- Brahma Chellaney, Times of India
What US president Barack Obama's administration has been pursuing in Afghanistan for the past one year has now received international imprimatur, thanks to the well-scripted London conference. Four words sum up that strategy: surge, bribe and run. Obama has designed his twin troop surges not to militarily rout the Afghan Taliban but to strike a political deal with the enemy from a position of strength. Without a deal with Taliban commanders, the US cannot execute the 'run' part.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Revenge on the Taliban, from 10,000 feet -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
How to end the war in Afghanistan -- Ahmed Rashid, BBC
Obama must pay heed to al-Qaeda's quest for biological weapons -- Washington Post editorial
The War on Terror's Legal Battle -- Los Angeles Times editorial
Remember Churchill When You Think of Iraq -- Daniel Finkelstein, The Times Online
Obama Must Sharpen His Iraq Policy -- Henry Kissinger, Real Clear World
The Case Against Gays in the Military -- Mackubin Thomas Owens, Wall Street Journal
'Don't ask, don't tell' should end now -- Nathaniel Frank, L.A. Times
How did China get double-digit economic growth? -- Joel Brinkley, Global Post
Germany Muscles Switzerland -- Der Spiegel editorial
A $2 trillion tax hike -- New York Post editorial
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