Scholary Annotation Draft 1

Tellis, Ashley J. “Reconciling with the Taliban” Carnegie endowment.org (2009). American Diplomacy. 2009. Web. 20 November 2009.


In the piece, “Reconciling with the Taliban,” Tellis talks about how we may be losing the war in Afghanistan. She uses evidence that was used in Iraq to support the statement we are losing Afghanistan. It ends with “If we are not winning we are losing, there is no draw in this type of war.”


Tellis is part of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which is a focus on international relations and specifically for this time period, the war on terror. She has also been focused on this topic for several years. I think she knows what she talks about. Mostly because of her in depth detail she gives into her examples that prove her points. The only downside is it was published in May. Making it a bit outdated. But most of the facts still remain, “we are losing this war,” for example. The journal is very credible. It is used around the world to give out the facts and only facts. Nothing is thrown in to enhance the stories as you may have seen on television.