Mujahideen Victory Day: Afghans Still Voiceless Decades Later

By: Wednesday April 28, 2010 2:47 pm

A US withdrawal does not mean abandoning the Afghans. Afghanistan suffers from too much foreign meddling, not a lack of it. And through all of it, the Afghans themselves remain completely helpless to the fate of their own country.

Afghan Humanity Missing From Our Debate

By: Monday April 5, 2010 3:15 pm

Former South Carolina senator Fritz Hollings has an excellent editorial out today calling the US war in Afghanistan “Not Necessary.” It’s always good to see fiscal conservatives sticking to their beliefs and opposing the incredible cost, but Hollings also stakes his reputation and personal experience with Vietnam against the current conflict:

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