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Obama in Oslo: No More Messiahs

December 15, 2009 – 8:59 am

There is a fairly well-known phenomenon among alcoholics referred to as the “moment of clarity.” It is the momentary lifting of the haze of intoxication and denial, giving the drinker a sudden and often shattering insight into the stark reality of their situation. There is a strong possibility that President Obama’s December 9 Nobel Prize acceptance speech has given us a glimpse into a remarkable and somewhat unprecedented variation on this phenomenon: a political moment of clarity.

By Benjamin Kerstein | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged Afghanistan, Barack Obama, democratic peace, foreign policy, Iraq, just war, messianic, neoconservatism, Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, peace | Comments

The Afghanistan Decision: Not Quite All-In

December 3, 2009 – 12:10 am

Those of us who wish to see American resolve prevail in the struggle against the Taliban got more than we feared we would get from the Obama Administration. But despite the many good parts of the President’s speech, his words planted seeds of concern among many of his listeners.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged Aghanistan, Barack Obama, Diplomacy, foreign policy, Iraq, Peter Feaver, West Point | Comments

I Don’t Get Stephen Walt’s Complaint About Counterinsurgency

November 16, 2009 – 11:28 pm

Yes, I understand his concern that we are supposedly basing our military strategy “on two enormous blunders,” but irrespective of whether blunders were committed, counterinsurgency doctrine had to be learned by the United States military, and is now being put to good effect in Iraq.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Counterinsurgency, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Iraq, National Security, Stephen Walt, Terrorism | Comments

Scapegoating Gregory Craig

November 13, 2009 – 3:41 pm

Reading the story about his departure brings to mind this article, in which I argued that Gregory Craig, the outgoing White House Counsel, was being made a scapegoat for the Obama Administration’s failure to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Detention Policy, Gregory Craig, Guantanamo Bay, National Security, Obama Administration | Comments

Tag Archives: War

Obama in Oslo: No More Messiahs

Reviewing President Obama’s Speech On Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Decision: Not Quite All-In

How Will We Know If The Obama Administration Is Serious About Winning In Afghanistan?

In Britain, They Think That The Obama Administration Is Dithering Too

Suppose A 9/11 Defendant Is Found “Not Guilty”

I Don’t Get Stephen Walt’s Complaint About Counterinsurgency

Who Forced Greg Craig To Leave The White House?

So, What Changed?

Scapegoating Gregory Craig

Afghanistan: Back To Square One

The Gulf Between Robert Gates And The Obama Administration

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