Oct 24, 2010
Barak

Optimism or wishful thinking?

Like Kristof, I don’t agree that emancipating women is a very good justification for fighting a war in Afghanistan we probably can’t win. At the same time, life under the Taliban was pretty miserable for women and allowing a return to the status quo ante makes me a bit ill. Kristof is optimistic we can avoid such a fate. I hope he is correct.

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