How will the WikiLeaks bombshell affect the Afghan war?

Does the massive leak of classified documents offer a case for pulling out of Afghanistan — or stepping up our efforts?

How will the Wikileaks information change the U.S. war effort?
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The classified military documents published by WikiLeaks over the weekend reveal much about the state of the U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, and have generated a flurry of commentary. But pundits don't necessarily agree on what effects the leak will — or ought to — have on the direction of the war: (Watch a CNN discussion about the severity of the leaks)

A focal point to bring an end to this war: Opponents of the war have long argued that our "misguided" military operations "will never make us safer" and only intensify problems for the Afghans, says Robert Greenwald at the Huffington Post. At last, we now have "deeply troubling" proof to brandish at the nay-sayers. This leak has provided us with a "moment that we all must use to let the elected officials know that we will not be silent." This war must end.

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