Op-Ed Columnist - This Time We Really Mean It - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - This Time We Really Mean It - NYTimes.com
This time, Friedman has it spot on. Afghanistan is nearly a carbon copy of Vietnam, right down to the corrupt ruler who runs it. The problem is, how does Obama get us out without further undermining our credibility inthe Mideast. THIS is the war the Democrats wanted -- Bush won the war they didn't want (Iraq), allowing us to get out in an acceptable way that preserved our deterrence (if not popularity) in the Mideast. Stay tuned, this one will get worse, especially with the Iranian situation going unresolved.
Do you think the Saudis and the Gulf Arabs (no less Israel) are feeling good about Washington right now? Naive, inexperienced Obama is making a hash of our foreign policy and relationships in a way that no other president since Carter has done. This is really serious.