A Bitter Election Dispute Sends Afghanistan Back to the Brink

Dec 12, 2019 · 2 comments
Ed Wasil (San Diego)
This should surprise no one - especially the U.S. driven nation builders that insist Afghanistan is capable of a democracy. Can't they get it through their heads that 'You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear'? Afghanistan is not now - nor is it likely to ever be - capable and willing to have a true democracy.
Nat (NYC)
Nice, well-cut suit on Abdullah. Who is that man's tailor?
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