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Four experts on affairs in the Middle East convened in Silsby Hall Wednesday afternoon for a panel discussion concerning American foreign policy in the Middle East.
The panel included government professor Daryl Press, retired foreign service officer Dennis Goodman '60, Iraqi writer and Dartmouth Arabic instructor Sinan Antoon and Shelley Deane, a visiting assistant professor of government from Bowdoin College.
Antoon, who delivered his remarks first, chastised the Bush administration's policies towards the Middle East, calling members of the administration "arrogant and unwilling or even incapable" of learning from prior mistakes.
"One can no longer assume policymakers are interested in listening to critical voices," Antoon said.
American foreign policy in the Middle East has been very shortsighted, according to Antoon.