Opinion

Trump owes us the truth about the Afghanistan War

By Washington Examiner
Published May 15, 2019 4:00am ET
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Trump owes us the truth about the Afghanistan War
Afghan security forces gather at the site of Monday's attack near the Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Three American service members and a U.S. contractor were killed when their convoy hit a roadside bomb on Monday near the main U.S. base in Afghanistan, the U.S. forces said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. | (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Although there will always be need for government secrecy, the consent of the governed depends on government sharing substantially the whole truth with the public.

No government action is graver than war, and so on no other issue does our leadership owe us more candor.

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