afghanistan

The media’s finest hour
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Aug 25, 2021
Poor Ron Klain. It’s not a good sign when a White House chief of staff to a Democratic president wants to re-tweet favorable news coverage and all he ...
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The United States of incompetence
Opinion, Сolumns
JAY AMBROSE Tribune News Service 
Aug 23, 2021
By acting nobly on slavery, Abraham Lincoln once said, America could be “the last best hope of Earth.” But right now we look more like the United Stat...
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Who will believe Joe Biden now?
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Aug 21, 2021
Joe Biden did to himself what his opponents couldn’t — shredded his own credibility in a high-profile, hugely consequential matter that won’t be forgo...
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Thompson: World is less safe after Afghanistan debacle
News, PA State News
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson believes the world is less safe while United States troops have been sent a demoralizing message by the swift fall of Afghani...
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US efforts have shown we need better foreign aid
Opinion, Сolumns
ELIZABETH SHACKELFORD Tribune News Service 
Jul 19, 2021
Just this month, we’ve seen political collapse in Haiti and military collapse in Afghanistan. South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, turned 10 years ...
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The Afghan withdrawal folly
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jul 12, 2021
Barely a day passes without additional news of Taliban gains in Afghanistan. Perhaps the Afghan government and its forces will prove more resilient th...
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Biden administration ignores realities in Afghanistan
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Jul 10, 2021
The voice of my Afghan friend phoning from Herat was trembling. “The security situation is getting really worse,” she said. “We don’t know what will h...
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The final Afghanistan folly?
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 08, 2021
There can’t be many Americans who would not say the war in Afghanistan has been a mess — one folly after another. And now Joe Biden has done what the ...
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Why should women be exempt from the military draft?
Opinion, Сolumns
ROBIN ABCARIAN - Tribune News Service 
Jun 11, 2021
The question of whether women should serve in front-line combat roles was settled years ago, when the Obama administration officially rescinded a long...
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Get out of Afghanistan
Opinion, Сolumns
ADAM WEINSTEIN, Tribune News Service 
Mar 17, 2021
The decision facing President Joe Biden in Afghanistan is complicated and difficult, but the stakes are clear. He can dramatically reduce the cost to ...
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How to end a long war
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Feb 24, 2021
On paper, the United States is committed to withdrawing its last 2,500 troops from Afghanistan less than 10 weeks from now, on May 1. That’s under a d...
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