Thirty-five years ago, on February 22, 1980, U.S. Sen. Charles McC. Mathias Jr. (R-Md.) issued a statement from the Senate floor and urged the U.S. to pre-empt the Soviet Union’s expected post-Afghanistan peace offense. Sen. Mathias recommended placing the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan at the top of the State Department’s review of U.S. policy at … Continue reading Feb. 22, 1980