▁reporting ▁on ▁the ▁wars ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans , ▁writing ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁eleven ▁extended ▁articles ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁which ▁began ▁with ▁D anner ' s ▁cover ▁piece , ▁" The ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁Y ug oslav ▁Cat ast rop he " ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁and ▁concluded ▁with ▁" K os ovo : ▁The ▁Mean ing ▁of ▁Vict ory ", ▁( J uly ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 ). ▁ ▁His ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 - word ▁ess ay , ▁" Mar oon ed ▁in ▁the ▁Cold ▁War : ▁America , ▁the ▁Alliance ▁and ▁the ▁Qu est ▁for ▁a ▁Van ished ▁World ," ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁World ▁Policy ▁Journal ▁( F all ▁ 1 9 9 7 ) ▁prov oked ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁exchange ▁of ▁letters ▁and ▁responses ▁from ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Richard ▁Hol bro oke , ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁St ro be ▁Tal b ott , ▁Congress man ▁Lee ▁H . ▁Hamilton , ▁and ▁Amb assador ▁George ▁F . ▁Kenn an . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁and ▁the ▁War ▁on ▁T error ▁D anner ▁began ▁writing ▁about ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁terror ▁soon ▁after ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁publishing ▁"" The ▁Battle field ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Mind " ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁in ▁October ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁He ▁began ▁speaking ▁out ▁against ▁inv ading ▁Ira q , ▁not