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Three days after the ending of the closest Undergraduate Council presidential election in recent history, while the student body’s chief governing organization finalizes plans to pass judgment on vote tallies that remain decertified today, a series of interviews by The Crimson shed some light on the events that led to Friday’s confused outcome and the questions that may define the discourse on what remains to be done...
...recent victory by Afghanistan and international troops in northern Afghanistan provides further reason to take heart. A large force of Afghan troops and 50 international soldiers engaged Taliban forces in Chahar Dara district of Kunduz province and killed over 100 Taliban fighters, including eight commanders. With Afghanistan forces making progress in successfully confronting insurgents, the addition of American troops will help train and support other Afghan-led operations. With the combination of more Afghan and American troops, the ability for troops to secure vital areas will increase. In addition, the Afghan troop progress in engaging insurgents is heartening...
...American people may worry that more American troops will slow the ability of Afghan troops to take up their own national security. However, with the recent engagement between insurgents and Afghan troops, it is clear that those native forces are increasingly effective. American forces will help coordinate those efforts, not limit them...
Those opposing the troop increase often cite the recent questionable election in Afghanistan as a reason why more troops should not be sent. They feel that the additional troops will alienate the Afghan people when Afghans are concerned by possible fraud in the election. The success of democracy in Afghanistan is without a doubt part of the American mission in the country; however, the goal of isolating and destroying insurgents should be separated from election objectives. It is logical to send in troops to fight insurgents even as the Afghan people resolve their election crisis...
Current UC President Andrea R. Flores '10 announces that these days have been "incredibly difficult times for the UC," and that their "image is at stake." Beseeching the UC to "move forward" and certify the election, Flores said her recent investigation, conducted with Assistant Dean of Harvard College for Student Life Susan Marine and FAS IT specialists, has revealed that "there is no questionable behavior [in] the UC's voting system" and that this election was "fairly...