Author and Policy Analyst

Cheryl Benard

1 article 1999

Cheryl Benard is an author and political analyst known for her work on Middle Eastern affairs, women's rights, and U.S. foreign policy. She was affiliated with the RAND Corporation, where she researched political and social issues in the Muslim world. She contributed to The Weekly Standard in 1999.

COMMANDER INTERRUPTUS

May 31, 1999 · Magazine

WHY ARE WE PROCEEDING with an air campaign that made no dent in ethnic cleansing? Why were ground troops ruled out as an option from the start, against the advice of military and strategic experts? I can't speak to the military issues, but I suggest that the real explanation may lie elsewhere,…