U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks with Afghan Defense Minister Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 7, 2012. Panetta also visited with NATO and Afghan leadership as well as troops on the ground. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Secretary Panetta, Afghanistan Needs A Peace Settlement, Not More War -- David Cortright, Christian Science Monitor
US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan, where US policy has been mostly military. Washington continues to view Afghanistan through the lens of war when it most needs peace – a negotiated settlement with insurgents and neighboring states like India and Pakistan.
If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail, to paraphrase psychologist Abraham Maslow. United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta arrived in Afghanistan today, where America’s policy toolkit has been mostly military. More than 90 percent of expenditures related to Afghanistan are channeled through the Pentagon, and so Washington looks mostly for military solutions to the problems there.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Sow strife in Syria and reap the whirlwind across the region -- Mary Dejevsky, The Independent
U.S. Inaction Allows Assad to Keep Killing -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentary
Assad’s sectarian strategy -- Tony Badran, NOW Lebanon
As Al Qaeda Loses a Leader, Its Power Shifts From Pakistan -- Eric Schmitt, New York Times
Change in Jordan - Is Israel Prepared? -- Mudar Zahran, Real Clear World/Jerusalem Post
Renewed Sudan Border Talks Hold Hope -- Voice of America editorial
Separatism in Northern Mali: Watch This Space -- Hassan Mneimneh, Real Clear World
Why neither of Egypt's presidential choices represent democracy -- Mike Singh, Shadow Government/Foreign Policy
Thirst for energy driving China's foreign policy -- Michael Richardson, Japan Times
Putin’s government moves to quash public dissent -- Washington Post editorial
The Age of Unsatisfying Wars -- John A. Nagl, New York Times
How Obama Undermines the Drone Program -- Greg Scoblete, The Compass
Ben Bernanke to Congress: Get America's fiscal house in order. Please. -- Mark Trumbull, Christian Science Monitor
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