The Diane Rehm Show

Looks like an interesting lineup. Not familiar with 'Jewish Daily Forward' so I just wiki'd it, quote:

"The Forward (Yiddish: פֿאָרווערטס; Forverts), commonly known as The Jewish Daily Forward, is a Jewish-American newspaper published in New York City. The publication began in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily issued by dissidents from the Socialist Labor Party of Daniel DeLeon. As a privately owned publication loosely affiliated with the Socialist Party of America, Forverts achieved massive circulation and considerable political influence during the first three decades of the 20th Century. The publication still exists as a weekly news magazine in parallel Yiddish (Yiddish Forward) and English editions (The Jewish Daily Forward)."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forward

I think we can guess what this guest's point of view will be. But I shall listen anyway. Sigh...

De oppresso liber.

What stands out for me in the whole Benghazi affair is that the Obama administration continues to view Islamic extremism as a law enforcement problem. As though these incidents are minor anomalies; 'bumps in the road' on the way to coexistence with the Ummah. As if sending a few FBI agents for a day trip to Benghazi two weeks after the attack will solve the problem.

No. The Islamist movement is stateless. The normal diplomatic formulae don't work when dealing with such non-rational, non-state, but well-armed actors. This is why a Special Forces team (e.g. the 16-man SST) was appropriate.

This is a top-down problem which began with Obama's Cairo speech in 2009. The career State Dept bureaucrats and even Susan Rice are simply following the leadership of the politicians in charge.

@specialforcesvet - Since the Presidents leadership isn't effective in your opinion, what should be done?

In response to the young male caller near the end of the show, I disagree. The shooting of this girl will not be forgotten in a couple of weeks. In our regional school district in MA, for example, there is a required reading book for all 6th graders titled 'The Breadwinner', by Deborah Ellis. It is the first in a trilogy, published in 2000, and now in its 36th printing! It is an eery prelude to the shooting of Malala. In fact, the main character is a young girl named Malala, for the same reasons, who is striving to live under the restraints of the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a compelling, informative book. It is also a quick read which I would recommend to any adult who would like to know what young students are learning, and why there is hope for change in the future.

I was listening to this show on my drive into work this morning, when I heard a caller talking about the Taliban attack on the 14-year-old girl in Pakistan. He was talking about how we would all forget about it, and just go on with our lives, as if it had never happened. I suppose that there are some that will forget, but I was enraged by this thought. The Taliban have been a thorn in the world's side for way too long, especially for the woman of the world. I remember reading emails, long before 9/11, from women living in Afghanistan pleading for help from the outside. They were being denied education, medical care, even just being able to walk outside unaccompanied by a male family member. Then, the Taliban began to destroy priceless Buddhist relics. Who are these people and how did they get into power? They are a major problem and need to be eliminated.