Here we go again. Another country far away is blowing itself up. And once more, here in The Homeland we’re debating whether we should get involved. That the blow-up is taking place in Iraq adds to the complexity (and the heat) of the debate. In the Washington Post, Fareed Zakaria warns that aiding the Iraqi […]
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Feedback 9/11
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Our terrible dilemma: the options with Syria
Let me think out loud again, if you will, about Syria. Russia’s proposal to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control offers some hope. But given Vladimir Putin’s lack of initiative previously, this feels more like a delaying tactic. If that’s the case? President Obama has told us what he thinks we should do. Now […]
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National security and the problem with Syria
As we leave Afghanistan, will we jump into Syria? Should we? An estimated 80,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict, and the United Nations estimates that more than 5 million have been uprooted. Officials in Jordan say that 10 percent of that country’s population now consists of Syrian refugees, according to a BBC […]
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Reader feedback – 12-06-06
The mail RACISM?OR CRIME? In “Bridging the Racial Divide,” City Councilman Dana Miller speculates that the reason businesses are reluctant to set up shop in the 19th Ward is racism. Could be. Or — who knows? — maybe it’s the random crackle of gunfire in the streets; deadly drive-bys; street-corner muggings, sometimes in broad daylight; […]
