Sunday, November 30, 2003

Iraq War: Sunday SF Chronicle Articles

Will wonders never cease? The San Francisco Chronicle seems to be in definite danger of turning into a more substantial newspaper. The 11/30/03 edition has several notable pieces on the Iraq War.

This report on Haunting parallels seen between Chechnya, Iraq contains this tidbit:

<< "Only Americans deal with the resistance, not us. We don't have the power. This is the problem of the Americans," said Brig. Gen. Riyad Abbas al Karbuli, police chief of Fallujah, a town 30 miles went of Baghdad that has become a flashpoint of Iraqi resistance to the occupation. >>

In one of the most restive cities in Iraq, we can't even get the local police to assist in fighting the guerrillas? That says a lot.

Other notable articles include:

Iraq's chilling echoes of Vietnam by Gordon Livingston. A psychiatrist and Vietnam veterans looks at some common features of the war efforts.

No exit from Iraq for America's market men by Orville Schell. A provocative look at how the corporate-management approach to decision-making on Iraq may have had bad results.

War's 5-step transformation: From 'can-do' to 'get me out of here' by Frank McCulloch. A somewhat jaded reflection by a former Vietnam war correspondent.


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