Obama versus Petraeus

Stratfor has an excellent analysis of what is going on with American strategy in Afghanistan. General David Petraeus, the architect of the surge in Iraq that Obama said would not work, wants to use a similar strategy in Afghanistan - a combination of surge of force with cultural inroads and the cultivation of local ties. General Barry Obama, the architect of absolutely no military campaign whatsoever, continues to send signals of uncertainty about our commitment to the Afghan people. One thing we can be sure of - in a nascent state, one that is attempting to get off the ground, not knowing if your strongest ally and lifeline will bail or not, is going to send you scrambling. Wall Street Journal's Bret Stephens has an excellent piece this morning on Pakistan that dovetails well with this analysis.