Lionhearted
10/18/06, 12:40 pm
On the Foreign Policy in Focus website, there is posted a commentary on the war in Afghanistan written by Stephen Zunes a University of San Francisco professor of politics and international studies. The commentary seriously questions the effectiveness of Operation Enduring Freedom (http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/3616)and its toll on the seemingly forgotten Afghani population.
Were it not for the Iraq War, however, there would be a lot more debate and serious questions regarding U.S. policy in Afghanistan. On the fifth anniversary of Operation Enduring Freedom, the large-scale civilian casualties inflicted by U.S. forces, the torture and abuse of detainees, the ongoing suffering and violence in that country, and the resurgence of the dreaded Taliban all demand a significant rethinking of the war.
Were it not for the Iraq War, however, there would be a lot more debate and serious questions regarding U.S. policy in Afghanistan. On the fifth anniversary of Operation Enduring Freedom, the large-scale civilian casualties inflicted by U.S. forces, the torture and abuse of detainees, the ongoing suffering and violence in that country, and the resurgence of the dreaded Taliban all demand a significant rethinking of the war.