The war in Afghanistan largely took over the headlines this year from Iraq. Obama's escalation there has led many to call it his war. A couple of months ago, we spent an entire show focusing on the issue. We wrote then:

Recently the war in Afghanistan has taken over the front pages from Iraq, with recent polls showing a majority of Americans think the war is no longer worth fighting.  This morning's news that Matthew Hoh, a Foreign Service officer and former Marine, resigned in protest over the conduct of the war added another layer to the debate.  What does the U.S. really want in Afghanistan, and can it be better accomplished with a military presence or more humanitarian efforts? Today on GRITtv we hear about Afghanistan from many different viewpoints. Kristen L. Rouse, founder of Veterans for Afghanistan, Nasrine Gross, President of Roqia Center for Rights, Studies and Education, Yifat Susskind, communications director for MADRE, and Jodie Evans of CodePink discuss the war and occupation, women's rights, the recent elections (now headed for a runoff) and debate what the role of the U.S. should be going forward. Malalai Joya, who was a delegate to the Loya Jirga at 25 and a member of Parliament at 27, joins us to talk about her new book, A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice, and the future that she would like to see for her country: one without warlords and also without U.S. soldiers. ColorLines, the the national magazine on race and politics, brings us a story of the unintended consequences of deportation. The U.S. citizen children of immigrant parents are often left stranded when those parents are deported, often for misdemeanor offenses. Finally, as the Showdown in Chicago continues, we have video from the Huffington Post Investigative Fund detailing the opposition to the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Some of its enemies might surprise you.