September 27, 2009

Sunday Afghanistan Roundup

I spent yesterday driving around the West Bank with some friends -- I'm sorry to say the famous kunafeh at al-Quds in Nablus was not, I did not think, as good as that at Sea Sweet in Lebanon -- and then going to the beach at Herzliya, so I apologize for not posting. In between tourist activities, I have actually been researching and writing quite a bit.

Anyway, there has been a lot of good Afghanistan commentary and analysis lately, so I'm going to link to some of it. Not all of these analysts are Afghanistan or military specialists, but that does not mean that they cannot ask the tough, relevant questions that I feel are on the minds of a lot of Americans -- particularly those within the administration -- these days. So...

D.B. Grady

David Brooks

Frank Rich

Rajiv Chandrasekaran

George Packer