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Morning Skim: Judd Gregg's Choice; Obama's Mettle; Crisis of Faith in the U.K.
Opinionator — ... “the coming week will test the strength of President Obama and the Democrats: Will they lose their nerve, or will they face down a rapidly forming conventional wisdom that would allow them to claim victory only if their economic stimulus package passes with substantial Republican support? Post Global : Fareed Zakaria says that to win in Afghanistan the Obama administration must first “solve Pakistan.” When the United States invaded Afghanistan, it did not defeat al-Qaeda and its supporters among the Taliban. They simply fled to Pakistan, their original home. Pakistan has ...

OxBlog — ... I think Chris is onto something here. Even those with strong Realist inclinations seems to recognize that we need a government in Afghanistan that has certain core attributes of liberal democracy. To my surprise Fareed Zakaria -- he of impeccable Realist credentials -- suggested in a recent column in the WaPo, ...