US Wars and Military Action

Letter From Kabul Letter From Kabul

A trip to Afghanistan reveals the extent of Washington's disconnect from the reality on the ground.

Dec 4, 2009 / Feature / Michael Shank

Victory at Last! Monty Python in Afghanistan Victory at Last! Monty Python in Afghanistan

How Obama's Afghan speech turned the Commander-in-Chief into the Commanded-and-Chief.

Dec 3, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt

Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation

Is it possible to oppose the war in Afghanistan and still support the president? The Nation's Chris Hayes thinks so.

Dec 3, 2009 / Countdown

Obama’s War Obama’s War

In making Afghanistan the key to America's national security strategy against terrorism, Obama has chosen to perpetuate some damaging myths.

Dec 2, 2009 / The Editors

Afghanistan: Here We Go Again Afghanistan: Here We Go Again

Thanks to the political opportunism of the current Commander-in-Chief, the Afghanistan war is still without end or logical purpose.

Dec 2, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation

The expediency of Obama's Afghanistan decision was transparent. Satisfy the generals by sending 30,000 more troops. Satisfy the public with a timeline for beginning withdrawals of ...

Dec 2, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden

The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give (But Won’t) The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give (But Won’t)

What if the president actually decided to take an "off-ramp" from the Afghan War?

Nov 25, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

Across the Great Divide: David Finkel’s Iraq Across the Great Divide: David Finkel’s Iraq

Against the background of the surge, David Finkel twists the concept of wartime good into a cosmic joke.

Nov 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb

Unemployment and the Afghan Debate Unemployment and the Afghan Debate

The Nation's John Nichols discuss the correlation between the low unemployment numbers and our foreign policy.

Nov 18, 2009 / GRITtv

Welcome Home, War! Welcome Home, War!

Will the Afghan and Iraq wars lead to a surveillance state here in the US?

Nov 13, 2009 / Feature / Alfred W. McCoy

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