Editorial #5

The Obama administration is now beginning to focus its military power in Afghanistan, where the real threat to American security lies, rather than Iraq. it is greatly encouraging simply to see the president actually focusing on this war and placing it in the broader regional framework that has been missing from American policy. That is a good first step toward fixing the dangerous situation that former President George W. Bush created when he abandoned the necessary war in Afghanistan for the ill-conceived war of choice in Iraq. In order to receive full global support for this effort, Obama is repeating the message that if Afghanistan or Pakistan were to fall, extremists will unleash their fury, creating a threat to everyone.