Afghanistan's Mystery Winner
Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow at the Saban Center in the Brookings Institution. He chaired President Obama’s strategic review of Afghanistan and Pakistan last winter and is author of The Search for Al Qaeda.
Claims of victory in the war-torn country's presidential election should be ignored, says Bruce Riedel-the only thing the preliminary results show is the Taliban failed to completely disrupt the vote.
Obama's Afghan Test
Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow at the Saban Center in the Brookings Institution. He chaired President Obama’s strategic review of Afghanistan and Pakistan last winter and is author of The Search for Al Qaeda.
The stakes in Thursday's Afghan election are much higher than who'll be elected president, says Bruce Riedel-it's also a referendum on Obama's war, the Taliban's strength, and even Pakistan's allegiance.
Can Egypt Help Obama?
Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow at the Saban Center in the Brookings Institution. He chaired President Obama’s strategic review of Afghanistan and Pakistan last winter and is author of The Search for Al Qaeda.
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak met with Hillary Clinton Monday and the president on Tuesday. Bruce Riedel says it's an opportunity for Egypt's leadership to help win the war of ideas in Afghanistan-by calling off the jihad and rejecting terror.
The Next Terror Target
Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow at the Saban Center in the Brookings Institution. He chaired President Obama’s strategic review of Afghanistan and Pakistan last winter and is author of The Search for Al Qaeda.
Now that the U.S. has reportedly knocked off the head of the Pakistani Taliban, Bruce Riedel says America and its allies must eliminate a far more dangerous threat.
Are We Losing Afghanistan?
Bruce Riedel is a senior fellow at the Saban Center in the Brookings Institution. He chaired President Obama’s strategic review of Afghanistan and Pakistan last winter and is author of The Search for Al Qaeda.
As the U.S. launches a new surge, the Taliban and al Qaeda are sensing victory. The Brookings Institution's Bruce Riedel on what G-8 leaders-and Obama-must do this week to shift the momentum.
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