William Pfaff on Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines http://www.truthdig.com/about/staff/5409/ Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2009 2009-11-25T00:17:42+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif Truthdig logo Delay Worked for Kennedy http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/delay_tactics_worked_for_kennedy_20091124/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/delay_tactics_worked_for_kennedy_20091124/ afghanistan, book, cia, congress, conservatives, debate, history, jfk, kennedy, military, obama, pentagon, pfaff, politics, vietnam, war, william pfaff, JFK

With Vietnam, John F. Kennedy counted on the fact that one of the most effective ways to take a decision is to postpone it until it no longer is relevant. This is what Barack Obama has been able to do until now.

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]]> 2009-11-25T00:17:42+00:00 Enough G-2 Talk Already http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/enough_g-2_talk_already_20091119/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/enough_g-2_talk_already_20091119/ barack obama, china, debt, diplomacy, economy, foreign policy, government, history, military, nuclear, obama, pfaf, politics, war, william pfaff, I have never understood the widely touted idea or assumption of China-U.S. equality or partnership or joint rule of the world or superpower partnership that has dominated the press coverage of Barack Obama’s trip to Asia.

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]]> 2009-11-20T02:27:07+00:00 The Demilitarization of the White House http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_demilitarization_of_the_white_house_20091117/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_demilitarization_of_the_white_house_20091117/ barack obama, bush, cia, clinton, fdr, george w. bush, government, history, military, obama, pfaff, troops, war, war president, white house, william pfaff,

Barack Obama has made a welcome change to the presidency, dropping the praetorian guard that used to flank his predecessor at every opportunity.

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]]> 2009-11-18T01:24:55+00:00 Getting Out of Afghanistan With Grace http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091112_getting_out_of_afghanistan_with_grace/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091112_getting_out_of_afghanistan_with_grace/ afghanistan, barack obama, book, history, insurgency, iran, iraq, media, military, obama, pfaff, taliban, war, william pfaff,

The best way to deal with an insurrection is not to go in the first place. The second-best way is to get out as quickly and gracefully as possible.

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]]> 2009-11-13T01:12:14+00:00 A Disappointing Year With Obama http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091110_a_disappointing_year_with_obama/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091110_a_disappointing_year_with_obama/ afghanistan, asia, barack obama, bush, china, diplomacy, election, foreign policy, iraq, israel, japan, military, obama, palestinians, pfafs, politics, war, william pfaff,

Who would have thought a year ago that most of the issues of conflict in America’s foreign relations would be made worse during the first year following Barack Obama’s election as U.S. president?

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]]> 2009-11-11T01:10:00+00:00 Learning to Speak Anew in a Tribal World http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091105_learning_to_speak_anew_in_a_tribal_world/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091105_learning_to_speak_anew_in_a_tribal_world/ barack obama, britain, cia, diplomacy, europe, government, history, military, morocco, obama, terrorism, war, william pfaff, The international conversation since the Second World War tended to be something of an American monologue, but that’s changing now that the United States is widely perceived as a large part of the current world problem.

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]]> 2009-11-05T23:06:24+00:00 Today’s U.S. Army and Its Ambitions http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091103_todays_us_army_and_its_ambitions/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091103_todays_us_army_and_its_ambitions/ afghanistan, congress, government, history, iran, iraq, media, military, nuclear, obama, pentagon, politics, stanley mcchrystal, terrorism, war, william pfaff,

It is possible that the creation of an all-professional U.S. Army has been Congress’ most dangerous decision.

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]]> 2009-11-04T01:14:37+00:00 Arrogant U.S. Misses the Message From Pakistan’s People http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091027_arrogant_us_misses_the_message_from_pakistans_people/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091027_arrogant_us_misses_the_message_from_pakistans_people/ afghanistan, al-qaida, clinton, military, nuclear, obama, pakistan, pfaff, politics, security, terrorism, war, william pfaff, When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Pakistan this week, she will hear a lot about how fearful the Pakistan populace is, not of the Taliban and al-Qaida, but of the United States.

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]]> 2009-10-28T00:23:34+00:00 The Country That Cries Wolf http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091022_the_country_that_cries_wolf/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091022_the_country_that_cries_wolf/ afghanistan, bush, europe, foreign policy, government, iran, iraq, military, nato, obama, war, white house, william pfaff,

European allies have tired of America’s cries of “wolf! wolf!” in Iraq (yesterday), Afghanistan (today), and (I fear) Pakistan or Somalia or Kashmir tomorrow.

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]]> 2009-10-23T00:46:23+00:00 Turkish Cooperation—and Coffee—in Short Supply for Israel http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091020_turkish_cooperation_--_and_coffee_--_in_short_supply_for_israel/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20091020_turkish_cooperation_--_and_coffee_--_in_short_supply_for_israel/ afghanistan, diplomacy, eu, gaza, hamas, israel, military, nato, pfaff, turkey, un, war, war crimes, william pfaff, Other than the United States, Turkey has probably been the most important of Israel’s allies, but now it is getting the “freedom fries” treatment.

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