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This article appeared in the November 23, 2009 edition of The Nation.

November 4, 2009

Understanding Afghanistan

Holts Summit, Mo.

Three cheers to William R. Polk for his "Open Letter to President Obama" [Oct. 19]. I now know more to back up the intuitive hunch I had that a military conflict is not the answer. Articles such as these keep my subscription to The Nation current.

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About Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ta-Nehisi Coates, the Alfred Knobler Fellow at The Nation Institute, is the author of The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and an Unlikely Road to Manhood. He blogs at ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com. more...
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