(Click Image to Enlarge)The States Of War (OP Chart) -- New York Times
SO far in 2010, the story from the battlefields is one of continued gradual progress in Iraq, some headway in Pakistan and uncertainty in Afghanistan. The other big headline is that United States force totals in Afghanistan now exceed those in Iraq for the first time since early 2003.
Iraq is of course still complex, but mostly in regard to the political situation, not the military one. Despite incidents like the coordinated bombings last month that killed more than 100 Iraqis around the country, security trends are improving even as United States forces accelerate their drawdown.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Israel Can Win Every Battle but Still Lose the War -- Max Boot, Commentary Magazine
The flotilla fiasco -- Washington Post editorial
Gaza Raid Spells End of Turkish-Israeli Alliance -- Daniel Steinvorth, Spiegel Online
Flotillas and the Wars of Public Opinion -- George Friedman, Real Clear World/Stratfor
Washington feels heat over Iran fuel deal -- Gareth Porter, Asia Times
Burma's nuke plans problematic for Asia -- China Post editorial
Kyrgyzstan: Democratic Change It's Not -- Borut Grgic, New York Times
Getting Past the Blame Game on Afghan Corruption -- Zalmay Khalilzad & John Sullivan, Real Clear World
Guantanamo here to stay? -- J.D. Gordon, Washington Times
I note on the flotailla mess that an ex amassador --ed peck--was among those captured and released by Israel. Check him at Wikipedia and you will see that he says Hezbollah is no more terrorist group than is the United States!
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