American Military

Why Are We in Afghanistan?

Ethan Casey | Posted 05.05.2012

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Why are we in Afghanistan? I really don't know anymore. We fear -- with some real cause -- that "Islamists" hate America and want to bring us down. But does that fear justify committing atrocities ourselves?

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Ron Paul and the Social Contract

Dovid Efune | Posted 03.16.2012

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The problem with Ron Paul's anarchistic foreign policy approach is far more fundamental than the loss of economic aid to or the withdrawal of troops from any particular country.

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What It's Like Having Parents In The Military

> | Posted 01.02.2012

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About the authors: Matt is a junior at Evanston Township High School and Britni is a senior at Glenbrook North High School. Both are student reporters...

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A Chinese Century? Not Quite

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 01.28.2012

China will not easily capture hearts and minds. They will be an economic superpower only. The Chinese are ethnocentric and in large ways and small, an instinct to narrowly defend interests can be off putting.

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Let Guam Decide Its Own Fate

Jim Haw | Posted 09.27.2011

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The Pentagon wants to convert an American tropical paradise in the western Pacific into a military strip mall. And the people who live on the island lack the legal standing to resist the environmental disaster heading their way.

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My Easter Letter To The IRS

Shane Claiborne | Posted 06.11.2011

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It has been hard for me to navigate what to do as tax season approaches, with so much of our federal tax money going toward militarism.

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Conan: New Ad Shows Our Military Is Stretched A Little Thin

Posted 05.25.2011

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A lot of people are expressing frustration with the U.S. entering into another war thanks to its air strikes against Libya. But when you think about...

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Veterans Day 2010

Posted 05.25.2011

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In honor of Veterans Day 2010, we've gathered images and profiles of incredible United Stated soldiers who have received the coveted Congressional Med...

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The New Strategy for Obama's War: Precision Power

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is nothing like the convergence of two equally unpleasant scenarios -- in this case the danger in Pakistan and American forces settling further into Afghanistan -- to sharpen a leader's mind.

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U.S. Advisor's Memo On Iraq: Time To "Go Home"

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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A senior American military adviser in Baghdad has concluded in an unusually blunt memo that the Iraqi forces suffer from deeply entrenched deficiencie...

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Turkey, US Begin Talks On Iraq-Exit Strategy

Hurriyet Daily News | Zeynep Gurcanli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turkey and the U.S. have officially began preliminary talks on the use of Turkish soil for the transfer of American troops, arms and other logistic eq...

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