As we roll the dice again in Central Asia, it's clear that we're pushing our Army and Marines too far. Naturally, our troops, notably the brass, will deny this. We Americans need to recognize the limits on our troops, even if they refuse to do so.
Sarah Holewinski | Posted 11.18.2009 | World
Uganda reminded us that the distinction between lawful and unlawful harm shouldn't give warring parties an excuse to walk away from civilian suffering.
HuffPost | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 11.16.2009 | Impact
Veterans Day was last week, but our troops are still in harm's way, with many more likely on their way overseas. Fortunately, efforts continue to sup...
nytimes.com | ROBERT A. PAPE | Posted 10.15.2009 | World
AS President Obama and his national security team confer this week to consider strategies for Afghanistan, one point seems clear: our current military...
Doug Bandow | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
Washington is spending more today on its military now than it did when the U.S. was confronting the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact, Maoist China, and assorted Third World autocracies. Whatever could justify such outlays?
Sarah Holewinski | Posted 07.05.2009 | World
American forces finally have good rules in place to minimize civilian deaths, but didn't stick to them when they counted the most, in the heat of battle. So why are US officials still blaming the Taliban?
AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 07.04.2009 | World
WASHINGTON — American troops made substantial errors and did not strictly follow rules for avoiding casualties during an air assault on Taliban ...
Jeremy Scahill | Posted 04.30.2009 | World
With last week's announced escalation of the war in Afghanistan, Obama blew the lid off of any lingering perceptions that he represents a significant change in how the U.S. conducts its foreign policy.
Tom Andrews | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics
As someone who was growing up as LBJ's war was tearing his administration down, I had a pit in my stomach as I watched President Obama announce his "Af-Pak" policy.
Jon Soltz | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics
We've finally left fantasy-land, where America can simply go somewhere, topple a government, and western-style democracies will pop up and thrive. Afghanistan is a very different beast.
Erica Gaston | Posted 04.05.2009 | World
While troops say they have an "open door" to Afghan civilians, Afghans find that door is barricaded by barbed wire and heavily armed, hostile men.
Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 04.14.2009 | World
President Barack Obama decided to approve only 17,000 of the 30,000 troops requested by Gen. David McKiernan, the top commander of U.S. and NATO tro...
Jonathan Powers | Posted 03.21.2009 | World
I hope you will join me in supporting our President Obama and our troops who work to stabilize this "deteriorating situation."
Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.21.2009 | World
Yesterday President Barack Obama approved the deployment of 17,000 United States troops to Afghanistan, AFP reports. The move led to responses from ac...
Council on Foregin Relations | Greg Bruno and Lionel Beehner | Posted 03.09.2009 | World
In crafting a new approach to the war in Afghanistan, U.S. military and political leaders say Iran-once dubbed a member of the "axis of evil" by ...
BraveNewFilms | Derrick Crowe | Posted 01.27.2009 | World
Afghanistan is larger, less hospitable, more populous and proportionally more expensive and deadly for U.S. troops. That's what makes the United State...
Reuters | David Morgan | Posted 12.23.2008 | Home
The Pentagon is considering a plan to send more than 20,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next 12 to 18 months to help safeguard elections and quell ...
Los Angeles Times | Peter Spiegel | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics
In a sign that the U.S. military is scaling back its goals in Afghanistan, senior Pentagon officials are weighing controversial proposals to send addi...
William Astore | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics