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{{ | '''Danielle Pletka''' is Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies , of the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, she was a staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, specializing in the Near East and South Asia from 1992 to 2002. | ||
'''Danielle Pletka''' is Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies , of the | |||
==Iraq== | ==Iraq== | ||
During the | During the Bill Clinton|Clinton Administration, she described it as "risk-averse," and Operation DESERT FOX as a "sham". She is an advocate of the position that the US must stay in Iraq until "victory" is achieved. <ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.aei.org/docLib/Iraq-A-Turning-Point.html | | url = http://www.aei.org/docLib/Iraq-A-Turning-Point.html | ||
| date = January 5, 2007 | | date = January 5, 2007 | ||
| title = Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq, Phase I Report | | title = Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq, Phase I Report | ||
| author = Frederick W. Kagan and the Iraq Planning Group | | author = Frederick W. Kagan and the Iraq Planning Group | ||
| publisher = American Enterprise Institute}} </ref> Pletka is a strong supporter of | | publisher = American Enterprise Institute}} </ref> Pletka is a strong supporter of Ahmed Chalabi and wrote that the U.S. betrayed him. <ref>{{citation | ||
| title = U.S. Only Wounded Itself When It Betrayed Chalabi | | title = U.S. Only Wounded Itself When It Betrayed Chalabi | ||
| author = Danielle Pletka | journal = Los Angeles Times | | author = Danielle Pletka | journal = Los Angeles Times | ||
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| date = June 30, 2009 | | date = June 30, 2009 | ||
| author = Danielle Pletka | | author = Danielle Pletka | ||
| url = http://www.aei.org/article/100703}}</ref> An adversary will always cast US actions as defeats; she poses more objective questions: :Did our commander on the ground make a situation-based decision to deploy per the exact letter of the Status of Forces Agreement with Iraq? Or was he pressured by the administration to redeploy early from cities such as | | url = http://www.aei.org/article/100703}}</ref> An adversary will always cast US actions as defeats; she poses more objective questions: :Did our commander on the ground make a situation-based decision to deploy per the exact letter of the Status of Forces Agreement with Iraq? Or was he pressured by the administration to redeploy early from cities such as Mosul that only weeks ago appeared candidates for a go-slow approach? Are we redeploying in the interests of long-term security and stability, or are we moving troops to satisfy Barack Obama|President Obama's politicking with key constituencies? And, finally, are our actions making America stronger or weaker in the eyes of our adversaries?" | ||
==UN and nongovernmental organizations== | ==UN and nongovernmental organizations== | ||
She has been a member of the U.S. Institute for Peace task force on the | She has been a member of the U.S. Institute for Peace task force on the United Nations, coauthoring the initial report on UN and US objectives <ref>{{citation | ||
| title = American Interests and U.N. Reform | | title = American Interests and U.N. Reform | ||
| date = June 2005 | | date = June 2005 | ||
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| publisher = U.S. Institute for Peace}}</ref> | | publisher = U.S. Institute for Peace}}</ref> | ||
==Terrorism== | ==Terrorism== | ||
In 2004, she was part of a revival of the | In 2004, she was part of a revival of the Committee on the Present Danger, previously an anti-Soviet group now focused on the terrorist threat. AEI participants included Jeane Kirkpatrick, Joshua Muravchik, Laurie Mylroie, Michael Rubin, Ben Wattenberg, Kenneth Adelman, Newt Gingrich, and R. James Woolsey. | ||
==Iran== | ==Iran== | ||
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| title = Hawks and Doves are Aflutter over U.S. Iran Policy | | title = Hawks and Doves are Aflutter over U.S. Iran Policy | ||
| journal = Los Angeles Times | | journal = Los Angeles Times | ||
| date = July 23, 2004| url = http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.20960/pub_detail.asp}}</ref> More recently, she wrote of a "silent coup" by the | | date = July 23, 2004| url = http://www.aei.org/publications/filter.all,pubID.20960/pub_detail.asp}}</ref> More recently, she wrote of a "silent coup" by the IRGC and paramilitary Basij, under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad .<ref name=NYT>{{citation | ||
| title = Iran's Hidden Revolution | | title = Iran's Hidden Revolution | ||
| journal = New York Times | | journal = New York Times | ||
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| url = http://www.aei.org/article/100635}}</ref> She states that Iran is no longer a clerical autocracy, but a militarized state that "is not very tempted by the prospect of a sit-down with the Obama White House--especially not if it means relinquishing nuclear weapons." | | url = http://www.aei.org/article/100635}}</ref> She states that Iran is no longer a clerical autocracy, but a militarized state that "is not very tempted by the prospect of a sit-down with the Obama White House--especially not if it means relinquishing nuclear weapons." | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
She has a M.A. from the | She has a M.A. from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. from Smith College. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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 Danielle Pletka is Vice President, Foreign and Defense Policy Studies , of the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, she was a staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, specializing in the Near East and South Asia from 1992 to 2002. IraqDuring the Bill Clinton|Clinton Administration, she described it as "risk-averse," and Operation DESERT FOX as a "sham". She is an advocate of the position that the US must stay in Iraq until "victory" is achieved. [1] Pletka is a strong supporter of Ahmed Chalabi and wrote that the U.S. betrayed him. [2] The withdrawal of US troops from Iraqi cities, in her view, may not have desirable effects. [3] An adversary will always cast US actions as defeats; she poses more objective questions: :Did our commander on the ground make a situation-based decision to deploy per the exact letter of the Status of Forces Agreement with Iraq? Or was he pressured by the administration to redeploy early from cities such as Mosul that only weeks ago appeared candidates for a go-slow approach? Are we redeploying in the interests of long-term security and stability, or are we moving troops to satisfy Barack Obama|President Obama's politicking with key constituencies? And, finally, are our actions making America stronger or weaker in the eyes of our adversaries?" UN and nongovernmental organizationsShe has been a member of the U.S. Institute for Peace task force on the United Nations, coauthoring the initial report on UN and US objectives [4] and the subsequent update on progress.[5] TerrorismIn 2004, she was part of a revival of the Committee on the Present Danger, previously an anti-Soviet group now focused on the terrorist threat. AEI participants included Jeane Kirkpatrick, Joshua Muravchik, Laurie Mylroie, Michael Rubin, Ben Wattenberg, Kenneth Adelman, Newt Gingrich, and R. James Woolsey. IranIn 2004, she wrote, "Engagement with Iran would not achieve policy change; all it would do is buy an evil regime the time it needs to perfect its nuclear weapons and to build a network of terrorists to deliver them."[6] More recently, she wrote of a "silent coup" by the IRGC and paramilitary Basij, under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad .[7] She states that Iran is no longer a clerical autocracy, but a militarized state that "is not very tempted by the prospect of a sit-down with the Obama White House--especially not if it means relinquishing nuclear weapons." EducationShe has a M.A. from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. from Smith College. References
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