Two on terrorism

The NYTimes has an interesting article about US objections to the Yemeni approach to terrorism, setting free known terrorists who supposedly aid the Yemeni effort in exchange. (Very similar to what the Saudis do with lower scale figures.)

But probably more interesting is the AP piece which adds to the pile of articles speaking of a "shift in focus" of the Bush administration from Iraq back towards Pakistan/Afghanistan.

While it's true that Afghanistan is not going well, I wonder if part of the reason for this shift in focus is to try to indirectly imply that Iraq is "finished" and successful.

(Then, of course, there's the broader question of why the Bush administration ignored Pakistan/Afghanistan/Al Qaeda for five years in Iraq.)