Before we close up shop for the Thanksgiving holiday, I wanted to highlight some excellent commentary on President Obama's impending decision about how to proceed with the war in Afghanistan. The President is scheduled to make an announcement next Tuesday, December 1, about his intentions for America's next steps. Between now and then, we would do well to consider the lessons of history. In an article just published in the online journal American Diplomacy, Michael H. Hunt, editor of the forthcoming book A Vietnam War Reader: A Documentary History from American and Vietnamese Perspectives and...