To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Friday, March 28, 2025

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The Opportunity In Afghanistan

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH During the most difficult days of the Mondale-Ferraro campaign in 1984, someone printed up a button that said: “There are no problems. Only opportunities.” By that definition, President Obama has one heck of an opportunity right now with respect to the war in Afghanistan. There is no easy answer to what to do when the general running the war and his senior staff are quoted – apparently accurately – attacking everyone on […]

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Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton became editor of The Observer in September 2006. Previously, he served nearly two decades as the Dallas Morning News’ Oklahoma Bureau chief. He also covered government and politics for the San Jose Mercury News, the Dallas Times Herald, the Tulsa Tribune and the Oklahoma Journal.