Pundits on Afghanistan
As the death toll rises in Afghanistan, pundits debate President Obama's current strategy in the eight-year war. Full Story »
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Posted by Derek Hawkins - Sep 1, 2009 - 12:22 PM PDT
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Derek Hawkins - Sep 1, 2009 - 12:22 PM PDT
This is a series of very tightly-cut and shuffled clips from at least four networks, assorted pundits, a defense strategist, and General Wesley Clark. Composed of out-of-context comments, a phrase or two at a time, this collage from a number of different sources decries the Obama strategy for continuing war in Afghanistan, pointing instead to Pakistan as the headquarters of Al Qaeda today.
While this video might be an accurate compressed version of uniform analyses, it strikes me as unreliable because of the chopped-up, phrase-by-phrase editing. I'm suspicious of anything this cut up, and this melange is an emotion-laden critique with little context. While the points included may be accurate, the reasoning and context are missing, particularly from the most credible voice: Gen. Clark. There is a strong current of 'Obama is wrong--we need to get out of ... More »
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Unfortunately, this pundit medley lacks depth and context, exactly what's important when considering the issue of US involvement in the country.
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