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AFP/Getty Images The “Hearts and Minds” Guys
The United States never did understand the Vietnamese 40 years ago -- and should do everything possible to avoid making the same mistake in Afghanistan today.
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AFP/Getty Images Stop Panicking About the Stingers
The WikiLeaks war logs only confirmed what we already know: The Taliban simply doesn't have the firepower to wreak havoc on Afghanistan's skies.
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STR/AFP/Getty Images Trouble Down South
Why did Kyrgyzstan suddenly erupt into violence?
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SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images Ethiopia’s Democratic Sham
A government clampdown has rendered the outcome of Sunday's parliamentary elections a foregone conclusion. Washington doesn't seem to mind that its ally, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, is assured a win.
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BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images What the Heck Is Going on in Thailand?
How a decade of discontent finally blew up in Bangkok.
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