U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Hobbs maintains security for an inspection team in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2012. Hobbs is assigned to the Nagarhar Agribusiness Development Team, which supports initiatives to ensure the sustainability of Afghan agricultural productivity. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Biondo
Afghanistan And The Long War -- George Friedman, Real Clear World/Stratfor
The war in Afghanistan has been under way for more than 10 years. It has not been the only war fought during this time; for seven of those years another, larger war was waged in Iraq, and smaller conflicts were under way in a number of other countries as well. But the Afghanistan War is still the longest large-scale, multi-divisional war fought in American history. An American soldier's killing of 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, on March 11 represents only a moment in this long war, but it is an important moment.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Afghanistan war’s exit strategy -- REP. Buck McKeon, Politico
The next war in Afghanistan -- Washington Times editorial
How will the war end in Afghanistan? -- Korea Herald
The other cost of war -- Karen Finney, The Hill
The End of the Afghan War and a Battle of Semantics -- James Kitfield, National Journal/The Atlantic
Arab Spring Is Spinning Out of Control -- Zvi Mazel, Real Clear World/Jerusalem Post
How Bashar al-Assad fooled the world -- Frida Ghitis, CNN
Whether He Likes it or Not: Why Obama’s Policy Will Probably Bring War with Iran Someday -- Barry Rubin, PJMedia
Iran Watch: In the zone? -- Uri Friedman, Foreign Policy
Iran: The leading state sponsor of int'l terrorism -- Irwin Cotler, Jerusalem Post
Hamas Loses Popular Support for Not Shooting Rockets at Israel -- Evelyn Gordon, Commentary
Iraqi Libya -- Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou, Project Syndicate
The Death of the Coptic Pope: What Next for Egypt's Beleaguered Christians? -- Abigail Hauslohner, Time
The Fall of Bo Xilai: Lessons from One of China’s Biggest Political Scandals -- Hannah Beech, Time
Delhi's Strategy Deficit -- Sumit Ganguly, National Interest
Asia-Pacific Theater Putin's New Stage -- Alexey Muraviev, Real Clear World/The Australian
Time for Greece to Leave the Euro -- Desmond Lachman, The American
The Executive Order Controversy -- Joe Herring, The American Thinker
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