The ‘optics’ of Afghanistan reveals massive US blind spot.

Stealth fighters or schools? Covering our eyes to domestic problems.

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Let me start by saying I hate the how the word ‘optics’ gets flung around when describing a news event. It’s one of those media pundit words that makes someone sound like, well, a pundit. Such Washington-speak goes back to the Carter era, according to…