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U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan set to overtake Iraq
(On patrol in Kandahar province. Reuters/Jonathon Burch) At some point this month or early June, the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan will outnumber those in Iraq, writes Michael E. O ‘Hanlon of...
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Frankly, Mr. Karzai, the U.S. does give a damn
When two heads of state stand side-by-side in public, it's all about reading into the words they choose and the body language. In the case of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. President Barack...
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General headed to the woodshed, will he get the axe?
The sound of palms slapping foreheads could be heard all over Washington, the physical exclamation of "what were they thinking?" The spectacularly frank quotes from General Stanley McChrystal and his...
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Obama delivers checkmate by moving generals
President Barack Obama managed to pull the rabbit out of the hat. In a surprise move, he chose superstar General David Petraeus to replace General Stanley McChrystal, whose team had badmouthed just...
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How many al Qaeda can you live with ?
(A box of 'Super Osama bin Laden" candles bought at a bazaar in Kandahar) A furious debate has raged for several months now whether it makes sense for the United States to throw tens of thousands of...
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Obama in India next month; ripples in the region
U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to India is still a couple of weeks away and there is the huge U.S. election before then, but it has already set off ripples in the region. The Chinese have...
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McCain sees India, U.S. teaming up against “troubling” China
As President Barack Obama begins his visit to India, his erstwhile rival John McCain is voicing hope that Washington and New Delhi will tighten up their military cooperation in the face of China's...
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AfPak — It’s his baby now
On a day when the most powerful people in Washington were discussing Afghanistan and Pakistan, there was one man who might be excused for looking a little shell-shocked. Frank Ruggiero, who stepped in...
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Afghanistan: Petraeus, personalities and policy
Buried in the Washington Post story on Marc Grossman taking over as the new U.S. envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan are some interesting references to the possible departure of U.S. commander General...
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Solving Afghanistan and Pakistan over a cup of tea
I have never read "Three Cups of Tea", Greg Mortenson's book about building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. I tried to read the sequel, "Stones into Schools" and gave up not too long after the...
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