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Afghanistan and Iraq: When Will We Ever Learn? Nov. 21, 2020
Missing in any debate about whether it is wise for the United States to reduce our troop numbers in ... Read More
Is Trump Exiting Afghanistan -- to Attack Iran? Nov. 20, 2020
With the Pentagon's announcement that U.S. forces in Afghanistan will be cut in half — to 2,50... Read More
Trump and the Military: Part 1 Aug. 06, 2020
President Donald Trump's frayed relations with the U.S. military could imperil some of his most nota... Read More
Trump Tries to End the Afghanistan War. Democrats Want to Keep Killing Aug. 01, 2020
Pollsters have observed a consistent enthusiasm gap between supporters of President Donald Trump and... Read More
What Happens Next in Afghanistan? The Neo-Taliban May. 30, 2020
I shouted the text of my latest story about the invasion from a Palm Pilot into a balky Iridium sate... Read More
Why Are We Still There? When Do We Leave? Jan. 17, 2020
My children go to a small Christian private school. One of the most popular teachers has been called... Read More
Why Did US Officials Keep Afghan War Going Despite Serious Doubts Of Success? Dec. 17, 2019
After 18 years of war in Afghanistan, a secret Pentagon assessment shows that the publicly marketed ... Read More
The US Government Lied About the Afghanistan War; They Couldn't Have Done It Without Lapdogs Like The Washington Post Dec. 13, 2019
"In ten years or so, we'll leak the truth," the Dead Kennedys sang. "But by then it's only so much p... Read More
We Americans Need to Know Each Other Mar. 25, 2017
Let's admit it: America has become a land of strangers. Even before headphones, PCs and smartphones ... Read More
Don't Paint President Bush in Rose Colors Mar. 17, 2017
WASHINGTON — On a fresh March day, snow on the ground, here comes George W. Bush as the painte... Read More
"Limited, Specific and Achievable" Aug. 08, 2014
That is how one unnamed official described the military option in Iraq, last Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014.... Read More
Is Obama To Blame for the World's Crises? Jul. 27, 2014
The world is a hot mess. Pro-Russian separatists shot down a passenger jet over Ukraine. Iraq is und... Read More
Justice for Taryn and Tanner May. 28, 2014
Behold Canada and America. One country supports the efforts of a U.S. special forces soldier's widow... Read More
The Futility of Sanctions on Russia Mar. 09, 2014
In 1980, after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter came up with a way to reta... Read More
Our Wasted Effort in Afghanistan Feb. 02, 2014
The United States government and the Taliban don't agree on much, but they have found one point of c... Read More
Bob Gates Is Tired of War Jan. 16, 2014
Robert Gates may be the only CIA director or defense secretary who ever took part in peace demonstra... Read More
