Catholic aid director outlines struggles in fragile region of Asia - World - Sean Callahan of Catholic Relief Services - Interview

National Catholic Reporter, Jan 30, 2004 by Arthur Jones

Offering a further insight at the St. Mel's meeting, Callahan said that while many Afghanis, for example, are glad the Taliban are gone, some of CRS's Pakistani partners "felt that the United States was bigger than needing to respond with violence to Afghanistan. [They think] America would have been stronger to take the [9/11] hit and move forward. Whether they are right or wrong, those are some of the impressions."

His own opinion, he said, was that the United States would probably appear a lot stronger to Asians if it exhibited a little less hubris and a little more humility "Bravado doesn't sell well overseas," he said.

Callahan has now returned to India.

Arthur Jones is NCR editor-at-large. His e-mail address is arthurjones@comcast.net.