Have the events of this week weakened the resolve of the forces to fight on in Afghanistan ?

““I’d say morale’s at an all-time low – mostly because of Afghanistan now, nobody knows why we are at either place, and I believe the troops need to know why they are there, or we should pull out, and this is a unanimous feeling, even for folks who are pro-war.”
Fort Hood soldier.

There was only one talking point today – the shootings at Fort Hood.

At the meeting we talked about some of the things you are talking about ; starting with morale.

WHYS in Austin, Texas!

Hi, everyone, this is Emily From KUT Radio in Austin, Texas. We’re very excited that WHYS will be broadcasting from Austin for a week in mid-November. I wanted to let you know about a few of the big issues here in Austin at the moment, and start the global conversation ahead of the shows.