Neil Abercrombie

Lessons From Afghanistan

Rep. Neil Abercrombie | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Rep. Neil Abercrombie

I do not believe that military victory in Afghanistan is simply a matter of reappearing with enough troops and the right military strategy.

Sam Stein

Resolution Proclaiming Hawaii Obama's Birthplace Passes House Unanimously

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


UPDATE 8:07PM: Salon is reporting that the resolution passed the House unanimously. Rep. Michele Bachmann had blocked a vote on the resolution due t...

Is Your Representative Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan?

Norman Solomon | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics


Norman Solomon

Last week, some members of Congress sent President Obama a letter that urged him to "reconsider" his order deploying 17,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan. But the list of signers was awfully short.

Victory In Afghanistan Is Not Certain: Analysis

Politico.com | Posted 03.12.2009 | World


Afghanistan has been called "the right war"; "a war we can win"; "the war we should have been fighting all along." This should set off loud alarms bec...

Kucinich Leads Trend for Even Handed Foreign Policy

Michael Carmichael | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

According to astute observers -- there is a new trend in Congress in favor of a more even-handed approach to foreign policy. The bipartisan group, Co...