Photo from Time MagazineObama's Afghanistan Hurdles -- The Atlantic
President-elect Barack Obama has said that he wants to focus attention on Afghanistan, which, as opposed to Iraq, represents the legitimate War on Terrorism. In fact, the real situation is slightly different. The United States economy is in such bad shape that domestic issues will have to be his primary concern, meaning he needs Iraq to stay off the front pages and Afghanistan to start showing some amelioration so that he can busy himself with issues like reducing unemployment and lifting the U. S. out of recession.
How does he do this?
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More Commentaries On Afghanistan
Staying the Course -- The Times editorial
Our Forces Need Allies in Aghan Battle -- Daily Telegraph editorial
Failing Afghanistan -- Washington Post opinion
Tough Choices: Cars, Kabul & Banks -- New York Times
A War's Impossible Mission -- Washington Post opinion
We are Fighting the Same Disease -- The Times opinion
The Aimless War: Why Are We in Afghanistan? -- Time Magazine opinion
