U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers take cover in a shallow canal after recieving fire in the city of Marja in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb, 13, 2010. U.S. Marines Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James Clark'Government In A Box' In Marja -- Andrew J. Bacevich, L.A. Times
No doubt the U.S. military will succeed in clearing the Afghan town of the Taliban. But can we bring lasting change?
What you see depends on where you sit. My seat at present is in Marfa, a small town in rural West Texas. Yet Marfa turns out to be an oddly instructive vantage point from which to contemplate the latest developments in far-off Afghanistan.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
General McChrystal's courageous restraint -- Times Editorial
Is capture of Taliban leader beginning of a trend? -- Washington Post editorial
Baradar’s capture may not be what it seems -- Tom Coghlan, Times Online
On Iran, no easy answers for Mrs Clinton or the Gulf -- Emile Hokayem, The National
Why chuckles greeted Hillary's Gulf tour -- Rami G. Khouri, Daily Star
What the partisan squabbles miss on Obama's terror response -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Commentary: 'Mossad' murder mystery has plenty of red herrings -- James Hider, Times Online
The Trouble with Beijing: Why U.S.–China tensions have increased. -- Gordon Chang, National Review
America's tenderhearted legions in Haiti -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post
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