Afghanistan will be the second time since
1989 that the U.S. retreats
from that country and
twice after years of boosting war but losing
control over
Islamist insurgents.
in January 2002
in response to 9/11, he voiced a gung-ho call for
U.S.
military involvement.
I m not
talking about [U.N.] blue helmets. I m talking about
people
who shoot and kill people, the senator told
reporters on January 12,
2002, standing in front of the
embassy in a cold, clear, bone-dry
winter
breeze.
in here with guns, and understand
that they don t have to check with
anybody before they
return fire. I am talking about pursuers. I m talking
Marat Moore
Guest Opinion
Last year on Earth Day, the first wave of COVID-19 had us in its grip. Across Tennessee, businesses and schools went dark, church pews emptied, and sick patients filled hospital beds. In April 2020 we could not have foreseen the losses families would suffer in the year to come, or the traumas health care workers would endure.
But on this Earth Day, we have cause for cautious hope. Why? Because major pharmaceutical companies raced â and in one case, even cooperated â to develop safe vaccines. With the boost of the Defense Production Act, vaccine production and distribution ramped up at record speed.
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