Reporter’s rescue in Afghanistan- Different Perspectives
As the Afghanistan War makes a come back as a prominent political issue in the US, two letters stood out for their not-so- usual perspective. They did not question whether more troops should be sent or if the war is winnable or whether the center of gravity should be the tribal areas in Pakistan rather than Afghanistan.
The first letter NYT reporter rescue addressed to the New York Times said that the rescue of the reporter was a great event for the reporter’s family, but terrible for the family of the two that got killed. Asks the letter - Was this a fair exchange?
The second letter Micro Management of Afghanistan War stated that according to a BBC report, the operation needed to be ’signed off’ at the Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister level. Asks the letter -For what do the local commanders draw their pay and allowances?
Read the full letters in Publishaletter.com
Tags: Afganistan, Reporter Rescue, War