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Simon Van Booy

Simon Van Booy is the author of six books of fiction, including the story collection “Tales of Accidental Genius,” forthcoming in November.

 

An American flag is placed in a dirt-filled barrier outside the headquarters of 3rd Platoon, 1-320 Field Artillery Regiment, 101st Airborne Divivion, at Combat Outpost Nolen in the Arghandab Valley north of Kandahar July 22, 2010. REUTERS/Bob Strong (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY) (© Bob Strong / Reuters)

Compassion, not imperialism: Let’s prove the critics wrong about America

Simon Van Booy