Tom Andrews

Should U.S. taxpayers be forced to subsidize the mass murder of Syrian civilians?

Despite objections from both Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate, the Pentagon believes so. That is why it is fighting congressional attempts to shut down a no-bid contract worth $1 billion to the Russian...

I looked out on the crowd of protesters that had marched to the Sudanese embassy yesterday to protest Omar al-Bashir's mass murder of his people. Directly in front of me was a mob of reporters and photographers elbowing for position to hear what George Clooney had to say and catch...

Wanted war criminal and Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir continues to ratchet up a campaign of violence and humanitarian assault that, if left unchecked, could one day equal his achievement in Darfur. His latest attacks included bombing villages in South Sudan, targeting refugees and creating conditions that could lead...

Lt. General William Caldwell needs to be fired. Now. General Caldwell, a three star general in charge of training Afghanistan troops allegedly ordered that the Army's arsenal of psychological weapons of war be trained on Members of Congress and other "VIPs" in order to manipulate them into giving...

Few were surprised that the Obama administration reports "signs of progress" in Afghanistan in their assessment of strategy in Afghanistan, released today. Yet numerous publicly available analyses -- including the Pentagon's own November 2010 "Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability" to Congress -- point to fundamental problems with...

President Obama is in Lisbon today for the NATO Summit on Afghanistan where political spinmeisters will be earning every dollar in their paycheck. Things are bad and getting worse there, notwithstanding the new and improved strategy announced a year ago complete with a commitment of 30,000 more US troops. Majorities...

What are you doing on Veterans Day? Taking the day off? Sleeping in? Catching a parade? Going shopping?

How about taking five minutes to make a difference in the lives of veterans wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan while making it less likely that US soldiers of the...

While President Obama called on the nation on Tuesday night to "move beyond our differences" on the disastrous US Iraq policy, the Congressional Republican leadership -- John Boehner in the House and Mitch McConnell in the Senate -- were delivering high-octane speeches attacking the president for opposing the military surge...

"That's why our troop commitment in Afghanistan cannot be open-ended -- because the nation that I'm most interested in building is our own."

That was the commitment President Obama made when he announced the military escalation of American troops in Afghanistan before an audience of...

Yesterday the US House of Representatives failed to represent the majority of Americans who believe we should end the US led military occupation of Afghanistan and close the open ended military commitment to the second most corrupt government on earth. Instead, the US government will borrow an additional $33 billion...

The secret documents released Sunday by WikiLeaks provide 92,000 additional reasons why Congress should stop the U.S. war in Afghanistan. It will take 146 votes on the floor of the House to do so. Call your Representative now at (888) 493-5443 and tell them to vote no on the war...

A front page story in today's New York Times threw a bucket of cold water on the Obama administration's latest attempt to declare yet another "turning point" for U.S. policy in Afghanistan.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was a font of enthusiasm about prospects in Afghanistan yesterday. As a conference...

Yesterday Congress moved one step closer to representing the majority of Americans who believe the war in Afghanistan has not been worth the sacrifice of over 1,000 American service members and $1 trillion and voting to end the war. Congressional opposition to our failed strategy in Afghanistan was reflected in...

It was difficult watching the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing of General David Petraeus today. The number one line of questioning - why the administration has established a date certain to begin withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan. Why this line of questioning? Because Republicans are enjoying putting the administration...

Unfortunately, President Obama missed an opportunity today to not only replace an out-of-control general but an out-of-control and failing strategy in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, mainstream media continue to miss the most serious story contained in the now famous Rolling Stone profile.

Michael Hastings' piece is about more than an adolescent...

It's not enough to fire General McChrystal for his latest public act of insubordination. It's time to fire the entire Afghanistan strategy. How can Congress possibly appropriate an additional $33 billion to a General who does not believe in the mission, the Commander-in-Chief or the administration officials he so obviously...

You probably missed it, but General David Petraeus' easy ride through Congress yesterday was interrupted by three members of the House Armed Services Committee: Chellie Pingree of Maine, Carol Shea-Porter of New Hampshire and Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts. Fortunately for Petraeus, mainstream media had already fled the committee room before it...

When it comes to Afghanistan, "military victory" is an oxymoron. Even President Obama and his Defense Secretary Robert Gates say so. Repeatedly.

The only path to peaceful resolution to the Afghanistan conundrum, they point out, is by winning the "hearts and minds" of the Afghan people.

That is why the...

It's getting even uglier in Washington DC.

Today, the Washington Post is reporting that President Obama's advisers are "nearing a recommendation" that the administration overrule Attorney General Holder's plan for a criminal trial for Khalid Sheik Mohammed and other Guantanamo Bay detainees and revert to Bush/Cheney military...

Dear Mr. President: Scrap the Military's Contingency Plans for an Extended Stay in Iraq

Just when you thought that the proverbial fat lady was about to launch into an aria over the final withdrawal of US military forces in Iraq, the US military announced that it is drawing up contingency...