"All progress isn't forward."
- E.W. Solberg, Calimera, California
The situation in Afghanistan has held my attention for some time. One reason for this is that a neighbor of mine has been a part of the re-building process and has been kind enough to give me periodic updates on our progress.
Back in December I wrote about the Afghans' struggle for consensus in formulating a constitution, then in January, I celebrated with them as they completed their work. Last night I stumbled across more good news on the Captain's Quarters weblog. Take a look. It's encouraging to see that these people may finally be getting a chance to come together as a self-governing country.
Perhaps the day will come when we will see the same thing happening in Iraq. Despite what you hear from the nay-sayers in the media, despite the continued efforts by terrorists to disrupt the process and despite the sometimes flagging confidence in our president and his administration, good things have happened and should continue to unless we lose heart and turn from the task.
Omar, an Iraqi blogger, is glad we're there. This post at his weblog, IRAQ THE MODEL, gives his viewpoint on many of the things that have transpired in his country since the U.S. and coalition forces arrived. It's worth a read.
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