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Obama's First Wartime Thanksgiving

Jeff Stein | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bravery, World War Two, Sacrifice, Thanksgiving, Hurtgen Forest, Afganistan War, Obama, Wartime, Courage Under Fire, Omaha Beach, Casualties, Gis, Thanksgiving Commentary, U.S. Army, 83rd Infantry Division, Killed-in-Action, Politics News
Jeff Stein

Roosevelt thought sacrifice cause for celebration. He proclaimed Nov. 23, 1944, "a national day of Thanksgiving." Now another president faces Thanksgiving with troops dying in the field.

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Build, Don't Destroy in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to President Obama

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

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Jim Wallis

Already, thousands of our readers have signed a letter and contacted the White House urging a new way forward in Afghanistan. I encourage you to read it and to endorse this message if you have not done so already.

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Afghanistan: A Whole New Approach

Jim Wallis | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Capitol Hill, White House, President, Relief, President Obama, International, Indigenous, Council, Washington, War, Oxfam, Muslim Countries, Collateral Damage, Surge, America, Dick Cheney, Muslim, World Vision, Counter Insurgency, Terror, Development, Faith, History, Tragedy, Afghan Government, Democracy, Counter Terrorism, Special Forces, Religious, Terrorist, Richard Stearns, Congress, Unmanned Drones, Religious Leaders, Foreign Policy, Urgency, Moral Issues, Occupier, Arab, Taliban, Military, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Humanitarian Assistance, D.C., Casualties, Faith-Based, World News
Jim Wallis

When you massively intervene in a country as much as the U.S. has in Afghanistan, you can't responsibly just walk away. We must lead with what works -- development.

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New York Times: Military Establishment Frustrated With Pace Of Obama's Deliberations On Afghan War

New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

Read More: White House, Karzai, Troop Levels, Kabul, Afghanistan War, Afghan Election, Pentagon, Afghanistan, Obama, Afghan War, War Dead, Nato, Robert Gtes, Mcchrystal, Stanley McChrystal, Department of Defense, More Troops, Died, Obama Troops, Casualties, World News

After nearly a month of deliberations by Mr. Obama over whether to send more American troops to Afghanistan, frustrations and anxiety are on the rise ...

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Pakistan And Taliban Both Claim Success In Second Day Of Military Assault

AP | ISHTIAQ MAHSUD | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles in a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border, with both si...

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1:1 Proportionality: If You Want War, Why Not Try Fairness?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Ethisc of War, Bush, Afghanistan, Civilin Casualties, War, 9/11, Obama, War on Terror, Doctrine of War, Shock and Awe, Civilian, Deaths, 1:1 Proportionality, Al Qaeda, Just War, Iraq, Fairness, Casualties, Christian Principles, World News
Stephen C. Rose

I see no reason why in any war there should not be 1:1 proportionality, the idea of killing no more than have been killed by the enemy.

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Wounded GIs in Afghanistan More Seriously Injured Than in Iraq

Politics Daily | David Wood | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Injured Soldiers, Military, Wounded Troops, Casualties, Combat, Afghanistan War, Politics News

They are the invisible casualties of this war, the 2,194 Americans who have been badly wounded in battle here. More are coming. Stunned, torn and ble...

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What Would Be the Result of Quitting AfPak?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

Read More: Governance, World, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Pakistan, 9/11, Taliban, Proportionality, Military, Ethics, Stephen c.rose, Afbak, Foreign Affairs, Un, Casualties, International, World News
Stephen C. Rose

In essence, if we avoided a disproportionate response, we would be doing what I believe we should have done after 9/11. We didn't and look what happened.

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Helping Afghan Refugees as US Bombs Continue to Fall

ZP Heller | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Gareth Porter, Military, Airstrikes, Barack Obama, Civilian Casualties, Casualties, Afghanistan, Stanley McChrystal, World News
ZP Heller

Instead of thinking of alternatives to a dangerously flawed military strategy, US commanders are trying to control the narrative about civilian casualties.

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How to Help Afghans When Congress Approves $100 Billion More in War

ZP Heller | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Progressive, Congress, Civilians, Troops, Military, Jane Hamsher, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, War, Taliban, Casualties, Anand Gopal, Death, World News
ZP Heller

The increased presence of US forces in Afghanistan is the single greatest reason for the Taliban insurgency. And the more they surge, the more Congress will fund more war.

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Now We See Coffins Coming Home -- But What About the Other Missing Photos of War?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Photography, Soldiers, Iraq, Troops, Casualties, Afghanistan, Media News
Greg Mitchell

While showing the coffins coming home is important, showing how the brave service members ended up in that state has always been more important.

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Put the Statistics Down

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 10.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Casualties, Statistics, Adult ADHD, Adult ADD, Adhd, Add, News Media, Iraq, Alaska, Pit Bull, Lipstick, Baseball, Media News
Michael B. Laskoff

The media serves up and Americans consume ever greater amounts of data daily. All this information seems terribly precise, but it doesn't do anything to shed light on pressing issues.

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Reading The Pictures: 4,000 U.S. Combat Deaths, and Just a Handful of Images

Michael Shaw | Posted 08.04.2008 | Media

Read More: Iraq, Zoriah Miller, War Fatalities, Photographs, Cristoph Bangert, Military, Fallujah, Michael Kamber, Ashley Gilbertson, U.S. Soldiers, Dover, Anbar, Casualties, Censorship, Media News
Michael Shaw

2008-07-28-shaw_727.jpgThe military has been so effective in muting the war, and the war photographer, that many of our best shooters have found themselves turning to the technique of irony.

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Pentagon Admits More Electrocutions in Iraq -- KBR Denies Blame

Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kbr, Warwire, Iraq, Casualties, Cheryl Harris, Electrocutions, Iraq Electrocutions, Iraq Contractors, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

16 American troops have died from accidental electrocutions in Iraq, the Defense Department said Friday. They include 11 Army soldiers and five Marines.

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U.S. Soldiers, Firing at Taxi, Kill Son of Top Iraqi Editor

Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

Civilians are still shot and killed in Iraq, despite a decline in overall violence, on a regular basis but this one will draw special attention: The U...

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KBR Charged With 'Homicide'-- By Mother of Electrocuted Soldier

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kbr, Warwire, Troops, Vets, Afghanistan, Casualties, Veterans, War, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

I've written often here about my friend Cheryl Harris, whose son Ryan Maseth was electrocuted and died in Iraq. She finally testified before Democrats in Congress yesterday.

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A July 4 Tragedy: Wounded Marine, Who Helped Other Iraq Vets, a Likely Suicide

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Suicides, Warwire, Iraq, Veterans PTSD, Vets, Casualties, War, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

On June 23, Sean Webster's body was found in an isolated part of his base. The Naval Criminal Investigate Service is probing the death as a "probable" suicide.

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5th Anniversary of Bush's "Bring 'em On" -- 4000 U.S. Deaths Later

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Iraq, Troops, Casualties, Bring 'Em On, George W. Bush, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

In 2003 when Bush made his "Bring 'em on" comment, 186 Americans had lost their lives in Irag. More than 4000 American military personnel, and tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, have died since then.

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Death of My Friend's Son in Iraq Finally Sparks Pentagon Probe

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Kbr, Warwire, Troops, Iraq War Contractors, Iraq, Casualties, US Soldiers, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

The Pentagon has just ordered electrical inspections of all buildings in Iraq maintained by KBR, the major military contractor.

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2007 Deadliest Year For US Troops In Iraq

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Casualties, Iraq War Deaths, Iraq Invasion, US Troops Iraq, Iraq Casualties, Iraq War, Baghdad, Iraq, Troop Deaths Iraq, Warwire, Politics News

The second half of 2007 saw violence drop dramatically in Iraq, but the progress came at a high price: The year was the deadliest for the U.S. militar...

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Kansas Military Cemetery Out Of Space From Iraq War Casualties

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Casualties, Iraq War, Military, Iraq, Politics News

A Kansas military cemetery has run out of space after the burial of another casualty of the Iraq war, officials said on Thursday. "We are full," said...

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