Talk:October 7, 2001 Coalition Attack on Afghanistan

Some questions:

How to coordinate the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack entry with this entry

Is this the right name for the entry?

The attack will be ongoing; I assume we don't also want a "October 8, 2001 Coalition Attack..." entry, etc. It should be changed to "2001 Coalition Attack on Afghanistan", I believe.

The following are just some random thoughts, and not really advocating more changes. Also, would it be better to say "Attack on Taliban"? I'd say no, since the attacks are in that country and will necessarily affect the physical country as well as its inhabitants, even if the Taliban are the only people the coalition cares about. And is "Coalition" the best word? It may imply more unity than is appropriate; it's certainly a primarily US attack. However, Larry Sanger feels that "Coalition" is better than "U.S". Any title chosen will necessarily leave out nuances and have certain biases; the only useful recourse is to be as comprehensive and informative in the entry itself.

Associated non-attack stuff

Certainly humanitarian and diplomatic actions are associated with this. Do we make them subsidiary to the military campaign? I'd say we might as well, until it becomes clear that they deserve independence. For example, we had the US governmental response to the September 11 attack as a subentry until they launched a full-scale military attack, meriting its own entry.

My guess is that this attack will get a media name like "The Gulf War" in due time, and this entry should move there later. --Pinkunicorn