Being a white American male who’s spent some time in both Chicago and institutions of Catholic education, I’m a big fan of The Blues Brothers. If you haven’t seen it, please do. It’s a classic. Reading Greenwald’s latest this morning … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Afghanistan
History, Strategic Commitments and Signalling
Matt Yglesias has a post up talking about Chinese perceptions of America’s strategic rationale in Afghanistan, noting that – shockingly – they tend to think it has a lot to do with the U.S.-China relationship and an American effort to … Continue reading
Negotiating with Thugs: Thoughts on Engaging the Taliban
Helena Cobban makes an interesting observation: So here are Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and SecDef Bob Gates now saying they support– and are giving active support to– the Afghan government’s initiative to negotiate with the Taliban. But the U.S. … Continue reading
Jones’s Resignation
So apparently General James Jones is resigning as National Security Advisor, to be replaced by Deputy NSA Tom Donilon. I have no significant insight into either person, though I did find amusing the immediate clarification to Politico (who else?) that, … Continue reading