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...proposed four possible options that the new U.S. Secretary of Defense, Bob Gates, could pursue in Iraq [Dec. 4], but none included getting that country's neighbors involved. This narrow-minded arrogance - the presumption that we have all the answers - is exactly how the U.S. got to this point. It is time for the Administration to get other countries involved in finding a solution to the impossible situation the U.S. faces in Iraq. We might actually gain a small measure of goodwill, something we desperately need in the Middle East. Lori Smith Austin, Texas...
...outlined four possible choices that the new Secretary of Defense, Bob Gates, could pursue in Iraq [Dec. 4], but none included getting that country's neighbors involved. This narrow-minded arrogance, the presumption that we have all the answers, is exactly how the U.S. got to this point. It is time for the Administration to get other countries involved in finding a solution to the impossible situation the U.S. faces in Iraq. We might actually gain some goodwill, something we need in the Middle East. LORI SMITH Austin, Texas...
...Weary Professor of German and Comparative Literature Judith L. Ryan—although she said she didn’t discount the possibility that an insider could be effective—warned that a candidate from within Harvard might have too narrow a perspective on the institution...
...sciences or social sciences are not required to reciprocate,” Hamburger said. But one professor opposed the humanities professors’ focus on the tally of science versus humanities requirements in the Gen Ed report. “[The report] is trying to break down our narrow parochial barriers,” Herchel Smith Professor of Molecular Genetics Andrew Murray said. Murray also said that professors should not reject the “what does it mean to be a human being” requirement simply because it could contain both science and humanities courses...
...root cause of hostility and divisiveness. There can be no divine right vested in anyone to pronounce the final word and the ultimate truth. Reason cannot be attributed only to Christianity; it equally informs Hinduism and Buddhism. Distinguishing between different religions on the basis of reason shows a narrow understanding of other faiths. Gyan Ranjan Saha Calcutta Pope Benedict XVI's initiative to kindle a debate between religions is laudable. The world will eagerly follow this exchange of ideas. His predecessor, Pope John Paul II, made a significant contribution in dismantling communism. Likewise, the present Pope's dialogue may well...