What has happened in Afghanistan will not stay in Afghanistan but will have a ripple effect throughout the region and beyond. In remarks Friday at the White House, President Biden […]
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President Biden should just admit: ‘We blew it’
by John M. Crisp Joe Biden was probably always going to be a one-term president. His age was a political liability when he defeated Donald Trump in 2020. And given […]
Guest essay: Teaching about Sept. 11 in America
by Joseph M. Mazgaj In 2011, my students asked me about the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The class had a lot of questions about al-Qaeda and Afghanistan. After I […]
Why can’t West Virginia be home for Afghan refugees?
Thousands of Afghans who worked for and with the United States are trying to get out of the country and find a new home, hopefully in this country. Why can’t […]
Now make the best of a bad situation
Editor’s Note: Today’s editorial continues from “This is Biden’s Kobayshi Maru,” which ran yesterday, Aug. 19. We could cast blame for the mess in Afghanistan all the way back to […]
This is Biden’s Kobayashi Maru
Kobayashi Maru. It’s a term familiar to Star Trek fans: a no-win scenario — a Starfleet test where cadets must choose between saving a disabled civilian vessel, putting themselves at […]
Lessons from years in Afghanistan
You have to give President Biden credit for consistency. Unfortunately, he has been consistently wrong. As Robert Gates, former defense secretary in the Obama administration once put it, Biden has […]
Secretary of State Mac Warner comments on fall of Afghanistan; spent five years there as an advisor
MORGANTOWN – Following the chaotic fall of the government in Afghanistan and the ongoing evacuation, The Dominion Post spoke on Monday with Secretary of State Mac Warner, who spent five […]
Will Biden invite Afghanistan to his democracy summit?
by Eli Lake The White House will soon be sending invitations to world leaders for its “Summit of Democracy,” currently scheduled for Dec. 9 and 10. It promises to be […]
The world abandoned Afghan women
Do senior officials from the U.S., China and Russia really plan to keep talking to the Taliban as if its fighters are not murdering civilians — including female activists — […]
