Paul Kirk: “We owe an immense debt to the troops serving in Afghanistan today.”

I fully support the expansion of civilian efforts in Afghanistan as part of an all-of-government approach.

It is now time to strengthen their mission of training local army and police forces.

For everything I can see--a fraudulent sort of installation, an economy that's dependent on opium, corruption rampant throughout the government--am I wrong to say that we are taking a leap of faith here with President Karzai?

People on fixed income measure every dollar. They plan ahead. They plan prudently so that they balance what their needs are.