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I'd recently begun to think there was no way back from seven years of Bush administration mismanagement in Afghanistan - but it's still shocking to hear it from the British ambassador in Kabul.

Isn’t it amazing how quickly Iraq has slipped down the list of defining issues for the presidential election, after every pundit in the country originally opining that it would be the defining argument to be fought?

Posted by Cernig Pakistan's military chief, General Kayani, has made several appointments to consolidate his personal control of the army and, perhaps most importantly, the shadowy ISI intelligence agency.

By Cernig Pakistan's military chief, General Kayani, has made several appointments to consolidate his personal control of the army and, perhaps most importantly, the shadowy ISI intelligence agency. Kayani, who was himself ISI head under Musharraf from 2004 to 2007 before becoming chief of the entire

By Cernig Brandon Friedman has a good analogy: For the financially-minded who have trouble prioritizing between Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, here's one way to think of it: Pakistan is the AIG of international affairs. It's on the verge. And the world has to prevent it from collapsing.

I keep reading about the Republican Eric Cantor’s plan being better than Paulson’s Folly because it says banks, financial firms and other investors holding toxic mortgage securities would pay premiums to the Treasury to finance the insurance coverage.

By Cernig I keep reading about the Republican Eric Cantor's plan being better than Paulson's Folly because it says banks, financial firms and other investors holding toxic mortgage securities would pay premiums to the Treasury to finance the insurance coverage.

By Cernig There have now, so far as I know, been three reported incidents of Pakistani troops firing at US helicopters since the 15th of this month. This last time, though, US officials are admitting it...but their story still differs from the Pakistani one.

By Cernig The German finance minister has blamed the world's financial crisis on Anglo-Saxon greed and said that the finaincial world will now become more multi-polar, with the US losing its superpower status as the world's financial powerhouse.

By Cernig The German finance minister has blamed the world's financial crisis on Anglo-Saxon greed and said that the finaincial world will now become more multi-polar, with the US losing its superpower status as the world's financial powerhouse.