Rep. Joe Sestak says new Afghanistan commitment is necessary (Philadelphia Daily News) [http://www.philly.com/dailynews/opinion/20091216_A_necessary_Afghan_commitment.html] Andrew Sprung on whether Afghanistan is looking like Vietnam (Daily Dish) [http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/12/not-vietnam-not-vietnam-notnot-vietnam.html] Dr Manzur Ejaz says Pakistan must fight the Jihadis (Pakistan’s Daily Times) [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009%5C12%5C16%5Cstory_16-12-2009_pg3_3]
