I may not agree with all the conclusions or proposals in the article, but I certainly agree with need to discuss and address these issues head on.
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The key to solving the puzzle of Afghanistan is Pakistan
Published under Global, United States Oct 09, 2015By Fareed Zakaria, Thursday, October 8, 2015
Recent setbacks in Afghanistan — from the fall of Kunduz to the errant U.S. bombing of a hospital in that city — again raise a question. Why, after 14 years of American military efforts, is Afghanistan still so fragile? The country has a democratically elected government widely viewed as legitimate. Poll after poll suggests that the Taliban are unpopular. The Afghan army fights fiercely and loyally. And yet, the Taliban always come back.
The answer to this puzzle can be found in a profile of the Taliban’s new leader, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour. It turns out that Mansour lives part time in Quetta, the New York Times reports, “in an enclave where he and some other Taliban leaders . . . have built homes.” His predecessor, Mohammad Omar, we now know, died a while ago in Karachi. And of course, we remember that Osama bin Laden lived for many years in a compound in Abbottabad. All three of these cities are in Pakistan.
New Report Finds 23 of 25 States with Highest Rates of Obesity are in the South and Midwest
Published under Health, United States Sep 29, 2015
Pope Francis to Share Stage With Leaders of Many Faiths in NYC
Published under Leadership, Religion, United States Sep 24, 2015The Pope is an inspiring figure and such a ray of light, welcoming, inclusive, and progressive. What he represents and stands for is so necessary as an antidote to a lot of what is wrong with society today – extremism, intolerance, absolutism, rejection-ism, etc. It is also wonderful that the admirable Rabbi Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue will be representing the Jewish people here.
