They wanted a surge; they got a surge. Their surge didn't work. Now they want another surge. How many surges must they get, before we can try something else?
Robert Naiman | Posted 11.15.2009 | World
A timetable for withdrawal should be a core provision of an agreement negotiated by the United States with the Afghan government.
Robert Naiman | Posted 11.10.2009 | World
If the British go, the pretense of an "international military coalition" likely will have to be largely abandoned, as Britain is the greatest non-U.S. contributor of troops.
Robert Naiman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics
Only a few have noted what Senator Kennedy himself said was the most important vote he ever cast in the U.S. Senate: his vote against the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Robert Naiman | Posted 09.25.2009 | World
Yesterday, Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin broke a Washington taboo. He called for a "timetable" for withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan.
Robert Naiman | Posted 11.24.2009 | World