US Harassment of Afghan Refugees: A Convenient Amnesia
The Hill reports Senator Mark Kelly's concern over the 'harassment' of Afghan refugees following a National Guard shooting. A noble sentiment, perhaps, yet it conveniently ignores the decades of U.S. intervention that created these refugees in the first place. The 'Trump administration' is a comfortable scapegoat, allowing outlets to avoid discussing the bipartisan consensus that fuelled two
decades of war in Afghanistan, costing trillions and creating an entire generation of displaced persons. One might wonder where this 'concern' was when the U.S. was dropping bombs, funding proxies, and destabilizing the region for twenty years. The media frames it as an isolated 'incident' rather than the predictable human cost of sustained military presence. It's a short memory for a long war.