Karzai's Last Chance
Elise Jordan served as a director for communications in the National Security Council from 2008-2009. A former speechwriter for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, she lived and worked in Kabul, Afghanistan for most of the last year.
As he was sworn in for a second term as president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai's inaugural address sought to appease the critics-and keep nationalism alive.
Lessons from Another War
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
Christopher Buckley, in London as Britain marks Armistice Day, reports on how the allies' Afghanistan conundrum looks under the long shadow of World War I.
Moore: Are We An Insane Country?
Forget George Bush, Afghanistan could become Barack Obama's war. So says Michael Moore, who on Larry King Live begged Obama to bring the troops home.
Kerry: Cheney Wrong on Afghanistan
Strong words from John Kerry. He says politics has reduced an "extraordinary complex country" into a simple, "headline ready" yes or no on troop numbers, and that Dick Cheney was wrong before, and ...
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The White House war with Fox News heats up, Republicans blast the latest heath-care bill, and George Will wants to legalize marijuana. That and more in our Sunday roundup.
Cheney Slams Obama Over Afghanistan
Speaking before the conservative Center for Security Policy, Dick Cheney accused the president of "dithering" over Afghanistan, adding that "signals of indecision out of Washington hurt our allies ...
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Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
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