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• [1] Ron Mwangaguhunga from Williamsburg September 11, 2008 - 10:52AM

  Is George Bush's authorozation of US raids in Pakistan similar to Senator Obama's Pakistan position that he stated in the debates?

  
  
• [2] Ron Mwangaguhunga from Williamsburg September 11, 2008 - 10:53AM

  Could Russia influence the 2008 Presidential election? Palin shares a border. Biden, no doubt, was picked in part because of the Georgia incursion. How could Russia influence the election, theoretically?

  
  
• [3] Ron Mwangaguhunga from Williamsburg September 11, 2008 - 10:54AM

  Why haven't foreign policy intellectuals come out strongly against McCain's position of kicking Russia out of the G8?

  
  
• [4] Voter from Brooklyn September 11, 2008 - 10:54AM

  Why do we keep harping on the fact that it has been seven years without another attack? Does the inability to put things into perspective, while continuing the effort to protect the people, exacerbate the anxiety people feel?

  I’m sure I will miss something, but concerning attacks on American soil…. The British during the revolution; the Confederate States during the Civil War; the Japanese in bringing us into WWII, terrorist in 1993, and September 11 th. Yes, attacks are becoming more frequent, but they are truly rare, namely due to logistics and geography.

  
  
• [5] Mike from NYC September 11, 2008 - 10:54AM

  I don't think you can imply that Afghanistan has not been a success. Al Queda can no longer really operate there. Certainly the Taliban are resurgent there, but it's not the same as it was on 9/10/2001

  
  
• [6] Mike from NYC September 11, 2008 - 10:57AM

  I don't think it's fair to imply that the war in Afghanistan has not been a success. We overthrew the Taliban and routed Al Queda. Certainly, the Taliban is resurgent, but the situation there, as far the US goes, is much better than it was on 9/10/2001.

  
  
• [7] Ron Mwangaguhunga from Williamsburg September 11, 2008 - 10:57AM

  In the Index, more and more readers are regarding Pakistan as an Al Qaeda stronghold than Iraq. Are we putting all our eggs in the strongmen -- Zardawi, Musharraf -- basket? Shouldn't we support more stock in the judiciary in Pakistan, which is a far more popular institution than either the military or the heads of state?

  
  
• [8] Eric Hipp from Brooklyn September 11, 2008 - 11:00AM

  How do we really know the reduction in violence in Iraq is due to the surge? Could it be that ethnic/religious separation has concluded and there are not that many people left to kill? BTW, more than 200 US service members have died in Iraq this year!

  
  
• [9] Elizabeth Hollander from Jackson Heights, NY September 11, 2008 - 01:18PM

  Though not usually inclined to fear-mongering or political panic, I was shaken to find that more than 80% of security experts surveyed (do I have that number right?) believe that the US will be at war with Iran before Election Day. Given McCain's evident lack of contact with the Whitehouse, and the absolute silence of the current news media on the subject of war since the Democratic Convention, I rather suspect that there will BE no election - or that, at any rate, that its outcome will be trivial. Martial Law anyone? Are there good concrete reasons why this fear is unfounded? Bring them on...