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American Wars

How the U.S. Brings 'Security' to the Planet

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 03.10.2013 | World
Read More: Iraq Violence, Civilian Casualties, Iraq War, Vietnam War, Iraq Civilian Casualties, American Wars, Iraq Civilian Deaths, United States Wars, Afghanistan Civilian Casualties, World News
Tom Engelhardt

U.S. troops are gone from Iraq, but the violence our invasion and occupation set loose has never ended. We bear genuine responsibility for this, but no longer care a whit.

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'So Many People Died'

Nick Turse | Posted 03.10.2013 | World
Read More: Vietnam War, Vietnam, American Wars, Iraq Vietnam, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, United States Wars, Vietnam Civilian Casualties, Civilian Casualties, World News
Nick Turse

Over these last years, I've interviewed hundreds of war victims like Pham Thang, and he's right: I'll probably never come close to knowing what life was like for those whose worlds were upended by America's foreign wars.

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This Year, Election Day Is Veterans Day, Too

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 01.05.2013 | Politics
Read More: Obama Veterans, Veterans Administration, Romney Veterans, Veterans Wars, American Wars, Romney 2012, Veterans, US Veterans, Obama 2012, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

When voters go to the polls on Tuesday, they will be voting not just for a chief executive, but for the commander-in-chief. Given that the U.S. has been involved in the longest war in our history, the stakes have never been higher for veterans and their families.

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