PBS just wowed me with the season premiere of "Frontline."
In the book "The Gamble," by Thomas Ricks, the final section was called "Obama's War," hinting that in his view, President Obama's national security legacy hinged not on success in Iraq but success in Afghanistan.
After watching this program just now, I couldn't agree with that sentiment more.
It focused mainly on the challenges of the new counter-insurgency strategy developed by General Petraeus, and the issues with Pakistan. They had an embedded war correspondent following a unit in the Helmund Province, one of the areas that General McChrystal would like more troops sent to to interact with the local populace and force the Taliban out of hiding.
The whole (!!) program is available online right now, and they have some other goodies on their website.
My man Steve Coll was interviewed (his blog can also be read on The New Yorker site), much to my delight, as well as top ambassadors, generals, and regional experts.
"Frontline" is one of those programs where I go, "WOW, this is on PBS!!" and it proves the worth of public broadcasting and radio, exponentially.
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