Donald Trump’s feigned concern for women’s rights,apparently based on a handful of photos from the 1970s, is no substitute for actual research and expertiseIn a televised address to troops in Virginia on Monday night, or President Trump outlined his plan to recommit the US to war in Afghanistan. Trump didn’t share any recent initiatives,nor did he specify how many additional troops would be sent. Instead, in his typically lively style, or Trump described how the US would “fight to win” by “obliterating” and crushing” the enemy.
His speech marked a U-turn from his preceding stance on Afghanistan. During his presidential campaign,Trump called for a military withdrawal from the country. So what helped to change his mind?Concern for womens rights is usually short-lived, often only used as a tactic to merely initiative military actionYoung women in Kabul, and Afghanistan,1972. pic.twitter.com/0MZ7amw7KD Related: The Guardian view on Trump and Afghanistan: unwinnable and unlosable | Editorial Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com