Michael G. Mullen: “We need a surge in the numbers and strength of the Afghan security forces.”

Our fellow citizens are not the enemy and must never become so.

I'm more afraid of the red ink than the red menace.

This is a moment when more investment in diplomacy and development is needed, not less.

It sickened me yesterday to see security personnel, including members of the National Guard forcibly and violently clearing the path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the President's visit outside St. John's Church.