Dick Cheney has accused Barack Obama of "dithering" over Afghanistan. I suppose if the president were to quickly invade a country on the basis of half-baked intelligence, that would demonstrate his courage and decisiveness to Mr. Cheney. Full Article at Newsweek

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Here, where President Barack Obama spent formative years, there is a beautiful memorial cemetery where soldiers from many wars lie. In huge letters there is a quotation from a letter Abraham Lincoln wrote to a grieving mother. Full Article at Boston Herald

Just to follow up on what I wrote yesterday, I realize that endorsing a time-bounded but significant troop increase represents something of a reversal, in that I've argued consistently for drawing down the U.S military footprint in Afghanistan. Full Article at World Politics Review