By Christina Hill
I love the New York Times online. Whenever a multimedia feature pops on the side of my browser I have to click it.
When I was navigating around the site today one of these features appeared.
I followed the link without even thinking.
It brought me to a list of “Key Players in the Afghanistan Decision”
The page includes a list of the most important people involved, their title, their stance on sending more troops to Afghanistan, and a quote or personal bit.
With Obama addressing the nation on tomorrow on the decision that these players helped to make, it’s important for all of us to recognize them. They are the ones shaping our future. We all hear their names but most of the time, that’s the only reason we are familiar with them.
Pew Research released the results of a ‘news survey’ last month. The results are unexpected. The quiz showed that 42% of people knew that Iraq and Iran do not share a border and only 28% knew how many troops are currently in Afghanistan.
Whether you are for or against more troops going into the country, it is important to know what goes in to making the decision and who the key players are. You might recognize a few names, some their picture too. What’s most important is to understand where they each stand on the war and what their position in the process is.
With the decision to be fully addressed tomorrow, take some time to brush up on the people that are changing our world.
