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November 16, 2005
Losing by Press in Afghanistan
This paper, by a Canadian historian in Paramaters, a military journal, is the best overview that I have seen in a long time on the current situation in Afghanistan. It is guardedly optimistic. Problems remain, but the author is clear eyed about them. The biggest problems are caused by the press' hunt for an Afghan Abu Ghraib, demanding Nuremberg or Bosnia style international trials, a media obsession with fighting a drug war in Afghanistan, and a continued belief that more boots on the ground are the answer. Really worth reading.
Posted by Richard Miniter at November 16, 2005 02:15 PM