Opinion: The US Did Not Bring Peace, Democracy, or Freedom to Afghanistan (Common Dreams)
Published on Sunday, April 18, 2021 The US Did Not Bring Peace, Democracy, or Freedom to Afghanistan Twenty years of war and U.S. interference have brought no long-term, positive gains in Afghanistan. War is not the answer—not in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Syria. Peace must be our demand. by Mary Hladky As the mother of an […]
Read MoreLetters to the Editor: Don’t think for a second that U.S. troops in Afghanistan sacrificed in vain (LA Times)
Published in The Los Angeles Times on April 23, 2021 To the editor: As a mother whose son served three tours after the 9/11 attacks, I welcome the news that our troops are coming home from Afghanistan after 20 years. I hope this is just the beginning of troop withdrawals from everywhere we have participated […]
Read MoreLetters to the Editor: The U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan Is Endless War. Bring Our Troops Home Now
MFSO Board Member Jeff Merrick’s Letter to the Editor: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-12-10/endless-war-afghanistan-bring-the-troops-home-now
Read MoreMarine Iraq War veteran to be deported Tuesday to El Salvador (Marine Times)
Marine Iraq War veteran to be deported Tuesday to El Salvador (Marine Times) “…Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Jeff Merrick said that deporting the Marine veteran after he served his prison sentence was a second punishment after he already paid his debt to society. It’s “a real injustice to allow a veteran to be deported […]
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