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20 November SWJ Op-Ed Roundup

Anthropology Goes to War - Ann Marlowe, Weekly Standard
SOF: The Tribal Option in Pakistan - Peter Brookes, New York Post
Losing Afghanistan, One Civilian at a Time - Bergen and Tiedemann, Washington Post
Congress Must Keep Pressure to End War - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial
The Big Picture in Iraq - Michael Barone, Washington Times
Iraq War's Collateral Damage - Anne Applebaum, Washington Post
U.S.-Iran Collision Course Calls for Diplomatic Brakes - USA Today editorial
Iranian Bomb 'Intolerable' - Joshua Muravchik, USA Today
What if the U.S. Bombed Iran? - Joel Brinkley, San Francisco Chronicle
Gen. Musharraf Is the Problem - Washington Post editorial
Musharraf Cannot be Part of the Solution - Ramesh Thakur, Toronto Star
Compromise: Last Real Hope for Pakistan - Mohsin Hamid, Sydney Morning Herald
My Hopes for Annapolis Talks – Gershon Baskin, Jerusalem Post
Waiting for Annapolis – Moshe Arens, Haaretz
Israelis and Palestinians Appear SeriousLondon Times editorial
Annapolis: Facing a Common Enemy - Boston Herald editorial
Annapolis Talks: Not Much Promise – Bronwen Maddox, London Times
The Annapolis Fiasco - Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal
Brokering Mideast Peace - Tulin Daloglu, Washington Times
More Hype than Hope for Summit - Richard Gwyn, Toronto Star
Mideast Meeting Defined by Fear - Trudy Rubin, Baltimore Sun
Iran and AnnapolisJerusalem Post editorial
This Time the IDF Favors Syria – Amir Oren, Haaretz
Hamas Muddling Through Gaza Apathy - Taghreed El-Khodary, Daily Star
Mistaking Unity for Democracy in Lebanon - Rayyan al-Shawaf, Daily Star
Lebanon's Fatal Showdown - Amir Taheri, New York Post
John Bolton: Surrender Not an Option – Jonathan Tobin, Jerusalem Post
Renouncing Empire - Bruce Fein, Washington Times
Why Ditch Blairite Foreign Policy? - David Aaronovitch, London Times
Security and the War without EndCanberra Times editorial
Time for Indonesia to Face Truth about Baliboa – James Dunn, Canberra Times
First Kosovo, and Then What? - Boston Globe editorial
Keeping Faith With Colombia - Barry McCaffrey, Washington Post
How Not to Bring Liberty to Cuba - Paolo Spadoni, Christian Science Monitor
Chavez: President for Life? - Washington Times editorial
Fight Chávez's Petro-Recession - Michael Rowan, Miami Herald
Release Justice’s Secrets - Katzenbach and Schwarz, New York Times
Hezbollah Spy: A Real Travesty - Joel Mowbray, Washington Times
Jihad Jane's Poison Family - Debbie Schlussel, New York Post
The U.N.'s Slick Accomplice - New York Post editorial
Al Jazeera English: No Nonsense News - Andrew Stroehlein, Boston Globe
The Not-So-Great Generation - WIlliam Kristol, Weekly Standard

Comments (1)

emjayinc [TypeKey Profile Page]:

Ref the Ann Marlowe article in Weekly Standard, cited in 11/20/07 Roundup,following comment submitted to Weekly Standard Editor: Ms. Marlowe's critique of the HTT seems crippled by unrealistic expectations. I'm aware of her "area expertise", excruciatingly detailed as it is in her intimate biographies, but she strikes me as a touristic dilettante in this trip through the world of FM 3-24. Her piece would fit better in the American Anthropology Association's journal, along with Price, Gonzalez, and their ilk's garbage. The HTT program will, no doubt, have growing pains, not least because the US lacks so many of the foreign area specialists with linguistic and operational experience needed to augment the skeleton staffing of currently fielded teams. While Ms. Marlowe has identified these shortfalls, her Rx is very lightweight - she suggests the HTT is a solution where there is no problem. Perhaps her next sojourn should be a virtual one, through the Small Wars Council's website, where she can find serious discussion of the role of anthropologists supporting the Commander.

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