Wednesday, April 22, 2009

The Debate Over What To Do In Afghanistan

Right after 9/11, a quick consensus was formed that we had to go into Afghanistan in order to get the terrorists that attacked us. So we went in and wiped the Taliban from power. Now more than seven years later, the Taliban is resurging and all we can do is send in more troops. Katrina vanden Heuvel is one of an increasing number that want to rethink Afghanistan, and she debated Center for American Progress fellow Lawrence Korb on what we should do in that troubled country.