U.S. service members pay their respects during a memorial ceremony for six Airmen killed in a suicide attack, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan (Credit: AP/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
We have now concluded the presidential debates. Through three debates neither former Secretary Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump — nor any of the moderators — have raised the issue of the deteriorating conditions on the ground in Afghanistan. The longest-running war in our nation’s history is not even a blip on the average American’s radar.
That should bother us. A lot. As the election has demonstrated, our politics are increasingly disconnected …read more
Source: Salon
