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...important lesson to remember these days. Stock prices have dropped a lot, so stocks look a whole lot cheaper than they were just a couple of months ago. By some - but certainly not all - measures they even look cheap in historical terms. But that's no guarantee prices won't keep dropping...
Actually, Obama and Petraeus seem to be thinking along similar lines with regard to Afghanistan. I mentioned that Petraeus had recently given a speech at the conservative Heritage Foundation in which he raised the possibility of negotiating with the Taliban. "You know, I think this is one useful lesson that is applicable from Iraq," Obama said without hesitation. "The Sunni awakening changed the dynamic in Iraq fundamentally," he said, referring to the Petraeus-led effort to turn the Sunni tribes away from the more radical elements of the insurgency. "Whether there are those same opportunities in Afghanistan I think should...
...negotiating with the Taliban: This is one useful lesson that is applicable from Iraq. The Sunni awakening changed the dynamic in Iraq fundamentally. It could not have occurred unless there were some contacts and intermediaries to peel off those who are tribal leaders, regional leaders, Sunni nationalists, from a more radical, messianic brand of insurgency. Whether there are those same opportunities in Afghanistan I think should be explored...
...Nunn’s speech did not only focus on the contemporary need for nuclear disarmament. He drew on the Cuban Missile Crisis as a historical lesson for his argument, recalling that he received classified briefings as the events of the crisis unfolded because of his role on the House Foreign Services Committee...
...DreamWorks Studios and former CEO of Universal Pictures, recently spoke at Harvard’s Women in Business Intercollegiate Business Convention, addressing over 700 ambitious young women eager to be the next leading lady. The key to becoming the (wo)man on top, she said, was a lesson she learned in an agency mailroom—namely, “Don’t be limited by your job description.”Snider originally intended to be a lawyer, attending law school at UCLA after finishing her undergraduate studies at UPenn. Feeling distracted, tired, and unexcited by the prospects...