From TWS Online: Paying for the War, by Frederick W. Kagan. From the Wall Street Journal: Is Obama Ready for Prime Time, by Karl Rove. From the New Republic: The Next McGovern? by John Judis. From the Atlantic: Whose Party? by Reihan Salam. From the Wall Street Journal: What's at Stake in Colombia, by James Baker.

Via Danger Room, Afghan forces smoke and spray.