Tag: War
Apathetic on Afghanistan: Why the candidates are ignoring voter sentiment
One of the most important indicators of a healthy democracy is responsiveness, or how carefully political leaders acknowledge the preferences of a majority of...
The US needs to buckle down on the war in Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan is the longest war in U.S. history. After 11 years of occupation, the war with the Taliban, a war of...
Syrian violence escalates as Russia and China veto UN resolution
The United Nations has once again proven itself to be an ineffective and useless body—last week, Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution aimed...
American withdrawal allows for the return of Iraqi authoritarianism
As a Westerner watching the downtrodden people of the Middle East rise up against their oppressors, it is hard not to feel both inspired...
Casualties of the War in Iraq continue to mount
Recently, President Obama declared an end to the Iraq War—a war that claimed the lives of approximately 4,500 Americans and more than 100,000 Iraqis...