... and its allies need more troops to establish basic security in Afghanistan, said Peter Bergen, senior research fellow at the New America Foundation. ...
Flynt Leverett and Hillary Mann Leverett, former National Security Council staffers, in The New York Times : "Instead of pushing the falsehood that ...
Once upon a time, Hollywood cinematographers, disenchanted with black-and-white movies, embraced color film to more faithfully represent what they saw through the lenses of their cameras. Now Hollywood has taken an equally innovative step to represent the preferences of those who make the movies.
A few years ago, Newsweek called kindergarten "the new
first grade." This month, as I watch my 5-year-old settle into her
classroom, it's clear the trend hasn't abated. In May, she was kneading
Play-Doh in preschool. Now she has an assigned seat and "guided
reading" lessons.
... and universities are doing for the country — by improving social mobility, producing research and promoting public service," says editor Paul Glastris. ...
Flynt Leverett, a former National Security Council who has long advocated engaging Iran, notes that President Nixon opened relations with China under Mao Zedong, who is held responsible for more peacetime deaths of his own people than Hitler in Germany and Stalin in the Soviet Union.
"Foreign policy is not about making you feel good," he says. "It's about serving interests." Original article
