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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/opinion/23friedman.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

What’s Second Prize?, by Thomas L. Friedman

“Afghanistan and the indispensable.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/opinion/23dowd.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Seven Days in June, by Maureen Dowd

“The general may be a Jedi, but he’s a maldroit Jedi.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/opinion/23boot.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Judging McChrystal’s War, by Max Boot

“The general’s ill-advised remarks, which have prompted him to prepare a letter of resignation, will only feed the general sense of despair and impatience that Americans seem to feel about our progress in Afghanistan.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/opinion/23dallek.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Other Truman Doctrine, by Robert Dallek

“Presidents and defense secretaries make policy decisions, and military officers, from the lowest to the highest ranks, are obliged to follow orders without public comment.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/23/opinion/23goodwin.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

What Would Lincoln Do?, by Doris Kearns Goodwin

“IF Abraham Lincoln’s experience is any guide, Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s fate will be determined by President Obama’s judgment of how his firing would affect the war in Afghanistan.”