Will the death of Osama bin Laden be a help or hindrance to the war in Afghanistan? Will it cause the president to bring home our troops beginning in July at a more rapid pace or will it allow him to take a more measured response? Will OBL's death spur the Taliban to negotiate with President Karzai's government?These and other questions are just beginning to be addressed. New York Times: Two influential senators - John Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts, and Richard G. Lugar, Republican of Indiana - suggested Tuesday that it was time to rethink the Afghanistan war effort, forecasting the beginning of what promises to be a fierce debate about how quickly the United States should begin pulling troops out of the country."We should be working toward the smallest footprint necessary, a presence that puts Afghans in charge and presses them to step up to that task," Mr. Kerry, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said at a hearing. "Make no mistake, it is...(Read Full Post)