Human Terrain specialists warn that the Pashtun tribal system has been shredded even as others urge the military to "engage" with tribes on the premise that they "form the fabric of Afghan society".
But nuclear specialists warn that the president's goal is not only daunting (some call it "mission impossible") but has now achieved such a high profile that world leaders might end up simply throwing money at the problems instead of pursuing long-range solutions like ending civil commerce in highly enriched uranium.
Peter Neufeld, a criminal defense lawyer and DNA specialist, warned that the new tool would be misused by the police "to find an excuse to arrest people just so you can get their biological specimen".
In a conference call with partners at Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm struggling to survive the fallout of Enron's collapse last year, Mr. Marsal, a restructuring specialist, warned that the firm's members now belonged to a "community of pain" and must prepare for difficult belt-tightening.
Technology specialists warned that foreign companies installing the devices could be directly exposed to intellectual property theft and cyberattacks.
While the specialists warned that, without treatment, Neon could die very quickly, his mother argued for a delay so she could look into treatments such as immunotherapy, boron neutron capture therapy, photodynamic therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
While the dollar's status as refuge in a time of turmoil should prevent that kind of sell-off for now, a number of financial specialists warned that if fundamental factors like the lack of American savings and bloated budget deficits did not change, the dollar could eventually fall sharply.
But specialists warned that it was too soon to describe the effort as a breakthrough, and some advocates for homeowners were skeptical that a voluntary plan by lenders would bring much relief.
Still, specialists warned that a continued flow of work to India required drastic improvements in its educational system and basic facilities.
Earlier this year one of Britain's top NHS fertility specialists warned that women should start trying for a baby before they turn 30 "or risk never having children".
