Friday, October 8, 2010

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- October 8, 2010

U.S. Army soldiers move toward their forward operating base after a presence patrol in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Grenier

Are The Taliban Negotiating While Winning? -- Ivan Eland, Military.com

Although David Petraeus, the top American commander in Afghanistan, recently peddled the notion that senior Taliban chieftains had made contact with senior Afghan government officials about the possibility of starting reconciliation talks, such talk of peace in our time is likely to be hype.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Afghan Talks May be Under Way, but Peace Isn't at Hand -- Time Magazine

The Afghan War is Becoming the Pakistan War -- Max Fischer, The Atlantic

The White House's report on Af-Pak: Hold the optimism -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

Think Again: The Afghan Surge: Ignore the hype: There's no panacea for the deteriorating
U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan. -- Gilles Doronsoro, Foreign Policy

Is Afghanistan worth winning? -- Christopher Duquette, The Washington Times

Afghan Talks May be Under Way, but Peace Isn't at Hand -- Time Magazine

Our ally, Pakistan: The alliance with Islamabad is unreliable at best -- Washington Times editorial

Strategic stasis: Pakistan will never help the U.S. -- Cyril Almeida, DAWN

More likely to be India's century than China's? -- Charles P.M. Barnett

Trouble in Fishing Waters: China’s military provocations.
-- Gordon G. Chang, Weekly Standard

How Europe puts America at risk -- Stewart Baker, Washington Post

The state-secrets defense: A privilege too far gone -- Laura K. Donohue, Washington Post

Militarized Internet will trample freedom -- Jason Ditz, Washington Times

A year on, the smug mood at the IMF turns sour -- Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph

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