A Troubled Surge A Troubled Surge
For the offensive in Marja have lasting significance, it must be followed by political settlement and regional diplomacy.
Feb 25, 2010 / The Editors
Shut Up, Tom Ricks! Shut Up, Tom Ricks!
The drums of war are beating to convince Obama to stay in Iraq for "many years."
Feb 24, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Attack Iran? Attack Iran?
More huffing and puffing about war with Iran, this time from Anne Applebaum of the hawkish Washington Post, but first some words of caution from Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman o...
Feb 23, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Odierno: Chalabi, Lami Tied to Iran Odierno: Chalabi, Lami Tied to Iran
Yesterday, during his appearance at the Institute for the Study of War, I had a chance to ask General Ray Odierno, the US commander in Iraq, about the role of Iran in the recent pu...
Feb 17, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan
"The deaths of three American soldiers in a Taliban suicide attack on Wednesday lifted the veil on United States military assistance to Pakistan." So began a Feb 4th pie...
Feb 9, 2010 / Laura Flanders
John Murtha: The Old Soldier Who Said “Bring the Troops Home” John Murtha: The Old Soldier Who Said “Bring the Troops Home”
Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha, the old soldier who looked like and in so many ways was a member of the Democratic establishment of another time, broke with the leadership of...
Feb 8, 2010 / John Nichols
The Breakdown: Defense Spending and the 2011 Budget The Breakdown: Defense Spending and the 2011 Budget
What effect will the reduction in troops in Iraq that Obama has promised have on defense spending?
Feb 5, 2010 / Chris Hayes
The Expanding US War in Pakistan The Expanding US War in Pakistan
Three US special forces soldiers were killed in northwest Pakistan this week, confirming that the US military is more deeply engaged on the ground in Pakistan than previously ackno...
Feb 4, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Blair: Shaken, Not Sorry Blair: Shaken, Not Sorry
The Chilcot Inquiry's lesson is the terrible cost to any country that defines the national interest as standing shoulder to shoulder with Washington.
Feb 4, 2010 / D.D. Guttenplan
Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value Integrity Isn’t Just a Military Value
On Tuesday, several of the nation's top military officials, including Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, spoke out in fa...
Feb 4, 2010 / Laura Flanders