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Biggest State Party to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Air War, President Obama, Karen Bernal, Escalation, Jane Harman, California Democratic Party, Afghanistan, Democratic Party, Marcy Winograd, Withdrawal, Rick Reyes, Politics News
Norman Solomon

While Obama weighs Afghanistan policy options, the California Democratic Party's adoption of the resolution is the most tangible indicator yet that escalation of the U.S. war effort can only fuel opposition within the president's own party.

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Abstract Quality Journalism

Norman Solomon | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: President Obama, Quality Journalism, Peter K. Cross, New York Times, Afghanistan, Iraq, Rick Reyes, Journalism, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Afghan Army, Steven T. Drees, Media News
Norman Solomon

The political rhetoric in Washington is close to 100 percent humanitarian, while the new supplemental infusion of U.S. spending for Afghanistan is 90 percent military.

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Vets Rally Behind McGovern's Bill for an Exit Strategy in Afghanistan

ZP Heller | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

Read More: Jim McGovern, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tom Hayden, Rethink Afghanistan, Rick Reyes, Barack Obama, Boston Globe, World News
ZP Heller

McGovern's Bill could give Congress the cajones to exercise some oversight, thereby keeping Obama from repeating the Bush administration's heinous mistakes in Iraq.

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94 Billion Reasons to Rethink Afghanistan

ZP Heller | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Gilles Dorronsoro, Civilians, Graham Fuller, Airstrikes, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Pakistan, James Jones, Taliban, Domestic Terrorism, Rick Reyes, World News
ZP Heller

As the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan continues to deteriorate, Congress will decide this week whether to approve $94.2 billion in supplemental wartime spending.

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The Failure of Obama's First 100 Days in Afghanistan

ZP Heller | Posted 05.30.2009 | World

Read More: David Petraeus, Andrew Bacevich, John Mueller, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Pakistan, 100 Days, Taliban, Rick Reyes, Robert Gates, Obama Afghanistan, World News
ZP Heller

We haven't seen a president willing to break with his predecessor by prioritizing regional diplomacy and humanitarian aid above military escalation. Here's why Obama gets a 'D' for his first 100 days in Afghanistan.

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How Do You Ask a Man to Be the Last Man to Die for a Mistake in Afghanistan?

ZP Heller | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

Read More: Russ Feingold, Andrew Bacevich, Rethink Afghanistan, Rick Reyes, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, World News
ZP Heller

We should be seeing more soldiers like Reyes sitting before Congress, if not to channel Kerry's anti-war passion from 38 years ago, then to alert the nation to what's really going on in this war.

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Brave Afghan Vet Demands Answers from Congress

Robert Greenwald | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russ Feingold, John Kerry, Brave New Foundation, Andrew Bacevich, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, Robert Greenwald, Vietnam, Taliban, Rick Reyes, Politics News
Robert Greenwald

Rick Reyes's testimony raises critical concerns that Congress must address before approving a massive supplemental war funding bill in the next few weeks.

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