WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Monday that the size of the Army will be increased temporarily by 22,000 soldiers to help ...
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics
This week, the Government Accountability Office released a stunning new report detailing significant barriers that many female veterans face in accessing health care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Smoke 'em if you got 'em. The Pentagon reassured troops Wednesday that it won't ban tobacco products in war zones. Defense official...
USA Today | Mary Brophy Marcus, | Posted 08.12.2009 | Politics
Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia compared with veterans who don't...
Jon Soltz | Posted 08.06.2009 | World
It's time to start putting pressure on the Iraqi government to settle their internal differences, and make clear that we're no longer going to be their crutch. This weekend, Biden did just that.
Tom Andrews | Posted 07.31.2009 | World
Don't be surprised if the spike in violence that came in advance of Iraqi Day of National Sovereignty continues. And don't be surprised if here at home, the right-wing goes on the attack with its favorite weapon, fear.
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.30.2009 | World
If our soldiers are out of Iraqi cities, and the Iraqi security forces start shouldering more and more responsibility as a result, do we really need all 130,000 troops sitting in their bases?
msn.com | Posted 07.30.2009 | World
Pentagon and military officials report that the withdrawal of most U.S. military forces from Iraq's major cities has been completed a day ahead of tom...
Tom Andrews | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics
For those concerned the U.S. is becoming mired in a military quagmire in Afghanistan there was good news and bad news on the House floor this afternoon.
ZP Heller | Posted 07.18.2009 | World
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.
Nathan Havey | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics
We need to stay engaged in Afghanistan, but we need a radically different strategy that emphasizes quality of life for the Afghan people, regional diplomacy, and for God's sake, a reduction of boots on the ground.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics
Via, Crooks And Liars. Last week, Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen and CNN war correspondent Michael Ware "debated" whether or not President Barack Oba...
Michael Wolff | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics
These photographs can't and won't be kept secret. The British press has become one of the most effective back doors to the American media.
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2009 | World
America pulling combat forces out of Iraqi cities is going to have multiple effects within the country. At this point, nobody can accurately predict what those effects are going to be with 100 percent reliability.
Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics
If, as you said at the D.C. Hilton this weekend, you and Congress serve at "the pleasure of the American people," then you must bring our troops home. That is the people's desire, and that must be our elected leaders' objective.
Stu Kreisman | Posted 06.11.2009 | Media
Feherty insulted every person who puts on a uniform to fight for the US. He cast them all as hate mongers willing to assassinate members of the government that he doesn't care for.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics
The slaughter of five comrades by a "stressed out" U.S. soldier today in Baghdad is a true tragedy -- but should not come as a shock.
Katie Couric | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media
Words like sacrifice, dedication and patriotism have become so overused in recent years they've almost become white noise. Coming here and meeting the troops reminds me what those words mean.
Sam Sedaei | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics
It is hard to believe that this country continues to debate simple issues of discrimination in 2009.
Tina Dupuy | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics
I never thought I would say this, but Lynndie England is a symbol of embarrassment. Not because she posed in pictures following orders, but because our government let her take the fall.
Katrina vanden Heuvel | Posted 05.21.2009 | World
I believe the more responsible and effective strategy moving forward is to take US-led military escalation off the table, begin to withdraw US troops and support a regional diplomatic solution.
Christian Avard | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
In his latest book, Jurgen Todenhofer travels to Iraq as an unembedded journalist and gives an inside look at what is the Iraqi resistance, and revealing the myths and realities behind the resistance fighters and the terrorists.
Brandon Friedman | Posted 05.12.2009 | World
Those who've served on the ground in both Iraq and Afghanistan understand that U.S. troops will never end an insurgency through the use of firepower and rigidity.
Jon Rainwater | Posted 05.07.2009 | World
Wielding the American military is so expensive and complex it remains to be seen how much of a shift from the status quo Obama can accomplish.
Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media
While showing the coffins coming home is important, showing how the brave service members ended up in that state has always been more important.
AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics