Marines Launch Massive Assault Against Helmand Ghost Town

Marines Launch Massive Assault Against Helmand Ghost Town | ‘Operation Cobra’s Anger’ a Prelude to Surge

NATO Commits 7,000 More Troops to Afghanistan, Avoids Details

NATO Commits 7,000 More Troops to Afghanistan, Avoids Details | Escalation will mostly be offset by Netherlands, Canada pullouts

At Least 40 Killed in Pakistan Mosque Attack

At Least 40 Killed in Pakistan Mosque Attack | Rawalpindi mosque was popular among military staff

US May Bypass Karzai, Cede Authority to Local Leaders

US May Bypass Karzai, Cede Authority to Local Leaders | US to really start undermining Karzai govt in July 2011

White House Approves Pakistan Drone Strike Escalation

White House Approves Pakistan Drone Strike Escalation | More CIA strikes to coincide with Afghan surge

Gates: Pakistani Govt Retains Ties With Taliban

Gates: Pakistani Govt Retains Ties With Taliban | Pakistan hesitant to endorse US escalation

Officials Predict Rise in Afghan Violence in 2010

Officials Predict Rise in Afghan Violence in 2010 | Escalation means US ‘going to take more casualties’

Poll: Americans Turn Sharply Against Interventionism

Poll: Americans Turn Sharply Against Interventionism | First time in 40 years Americans want to ‘mind their own business’

Military Will Struggle to Add Troops to Afghanistan Quickly

Military Will Struggle to Add Troops to Afghanistan Quickly | No roads, no infrastructure? No problem, Mullen insists

Obama’s Plan Not What It Seems, Officials Insist

Obama’s Plan Not What It Seems, Officials Insist | Already expanding past 30,000, downplaying July 2011 deadline