Oct 05 Watch New Attacks Add Gravity to Afghan Strategy Review The U.S. toll in Afghanistan climbed after a weekend of heavy casualties as President Obama considers a push from top military commanders to add more troops to the conflict. Two military experts offer their views. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama’s Olympic Trip, Health Care Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the week's news, including President Obama's trip abroad to tout Chicago's bid for the Olympics, new moves on health care reform and talks with Iran on its nuclear program. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Other News: Two Survivors Rescued from Quake Rubble In other news, two survivors of the earthquake in Indonesia were pulled from the rubble Friday, while in the Samoan islands, the death toll from Tuesday's deep-sea earthquake and tsunami rose to 169 people. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch Disputed Afghan Election Leads to U.N. Staff Shake-up A top U.S. official at the U.N. mission to Afghanistan has been dismissed after he accused his boss of hiding evidence of election fraud. The ousted diplomat, Peter Galbraith, and a U.N. official discuss the dispute. Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch News Wrap: Typhoon Rips Through Southeast Asia In other news, the typhoon that caused massive flooding in the Philippines last weekend has advanced through Vietnam and Cambodia, and U.S. forces in Iraq will be able to withdraw faster than originally planned. Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch Afghan Election Further Complicates Efforts to Shape Military Strategy As the White House works to revamp U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., assess the call for more troops, the role of the Afghan election and a shift in U.S. public opinion on the… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch NATO Chief Backs Obama’s Approach in Afghanistan NATO's secretary general told President Obama on Tuesday that the alliance will support the U.S. in Afghanistan for "as long as it takes."… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Other News: 30 Taliban Fighters Killed in Afghanistan In other news, U.S. forces reported killing at least 30 Taliban fighters in Western Afghanistan, and in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel set to work building a new center-right coalition following her election win on Sunday. Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch Shields, Brooks Examine Obama’s Moves on Iran, G-20 Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sift through this week's headlines, including Iran's nuclear surprise, the G-20 summit and U.N. talks. Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch News Wrap: McChrystal Surprised by Taliban’s Strength In other news, five more Americans were killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, and a U.S. missile strike in Pakistan killed 12 militants. Continue watching