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November 20, 2009: The Right War Gone Wrong
In Afghanistan, observes Georgetown University professor John Langan, “we are forced to fight in cautious and disagreeable ways” and “we never get very far from the possibility of tragedy.”
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November 6, 2009: Healing the Wounds of War
Revisit our November 2007 Web-only essay on the spiritual and moral pain of war. "My sense is that this is a fundamentally religious issue," says clinical psychiatrist Jonathan Shay, a combat trauma expert.
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October 2, 2009: Afghanistan War
As the war in Afghanistan approaches the beginning of its ninth year, Bob Abernethy speaks with William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, about the future of US involvement.
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April 24, 2009: Faith Based Humanitarian Aid in Afghanistan
Matthew McGarry, Catholic Relief Services representative in Afghanistan, says "people's faith is central to every aspect of their daily life in Afghanistan, and not taking that into account can undermine every other positive thing that the Administration might want to do."
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March 27, 2009: Michael Walzer on War
Michael Walzer, an authority on just and unjust wars, says that in Afghanistan "Obama has inherited a frightening situation which he may or may not be able to turn around.."
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April 4, 2008: Army Chaplain Boot Camp
A report on an army boot camp for chaplains where they learn to carry out their ministry within the military culture.
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November 30, 2007: Healing the Wounds of War
Benedicta Cipolla writes about the emotional, psychological, and spiritual battles soldiers in war must fight in addition to the physical dangers of combat.
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