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Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney's Neocon War Cabinet (Foreign Policy, Conservatives and the American Right, Election 2012, US Wars and Military Action)

Judging by his advisers, Romney would embrace Bush’s unilateral interventionism and massive military budgets.

Ari Berman
The Obama Contradiction (Foreign Policy, Government, US Wars and Military Action)

Weakling at home, imperial president abroad.

Tom Engelhardt
Wars of Attrition from Vietnam to Afghanistan (US Military Presence Abroad, US Wars and Military Action)

The U.S. military is stuck in a four-decade rut.

Nick Turse
Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride (Foreign Policy, War and Peace, US Wars and Military Action)

How Pakistan makes Washington pay for the Afghan war.

Dilip Hiro
What the Laws of War Allow (War and Peace, Law, US Wars and Military Action)

Do the WikiLeaks War Logs reveal war crimes? Or do they reveal the poverty of international law?

Chase Madar
The Afghan Syndrome (US Wars and Military Action)

Vietnam has left town. Say hello to the new syndrome on the block.

Tom Engelhardt
Joining the Whistleblowers' Club (Government, US Wars and Military Action)

What we lost in Iraq and Washington between 2009 and 2012.

Peter Van Buren
Soldier and boy in Afghanistan
Time to Get Out of Afghanistan (US Wars and Military Action)

The mutual resentment between the Afghan people and the US military has broken out in the open.

The Editors
Washington's Nightmare in Afghanistan (War and Peace, US Wars and Military Action)

Why Afghan history is a sobering antidote to the relentless optimism of the American military.

Ann Jones
Fanning the Flames in Afghanistan (War and Peace, US Wars and Military Action)

How US (in)actions have all but ensured a failed end to its presence in Afghanistan.

Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse

Blogs

President's Libya War is Undeclared, Unconstitutional, Unnecessary
John Nichols

Even Pentagon lawyers admit the war was not properly launched and is not being properly maintained. It is time for Congress to step up and say: "Stop!"

June 22, 2011
Boehner Slams Obama on War in Libya
Bob Dreyfuss

Republicans waxing dovish as Obama nears Afghan decision.

June 15, 2011
Ending Sanctions on the Taliban: A Good Idea

And drawing a bright line: the Taliban is not Al Qaeda.

June 8, 2011
Senate Report: US Afghan Aid Is Unsustainable
Bob Dreyfuss

Maybe you guessed it already, but the billions we're pouring into rebuilding Afghanistan aren't working.

June 8, 2011
White House, Congressional Leaders Block Open Debate on Undeclared War With Libya
John Nichols

The House was supposed to debate Congressman Kucinich's proposal to end the war in Libya. But the resolution was pulled from the floor calendar in a classic case of dereliction of duty.

June 1, 2011
The Cost of Afghanistan: Too High, Says the White House
Bob Dreyfuss

President Obama is looking for a good reason to leave Afghanistan, and $113 billion a year could be it.

May 31, 2011
On Memorial Day, America Should Honor Troops by Bringing Them Home
John Nichols

The American experiment was founded on the principle that "permanent war" was to be avoided, as it posed the greatest threat to liberty. This Memorial Day, Americans should recommit to that wise premise.

May 29, 2011
Obama Gives Major Middle East Speech—but Is the Region Still Listening?
Bob Dreyfuss

The president’s address indicates clearly that the Obama administration has yet come to grips with the fact that the US no longer plays the central role in the Middle East.

May 19, 2011
US-Taliban Talks in Qatar, Germany
Bob Dreyfuss

Underway for months, the talks are aimed at starting what will be a long process toward a political settlement of the war.

May 17, 2011
The Taliban Is Not Al Qaeda
Bob Dreyfuss

And other important observations from a German resident of Kandahar.

May 16, 2011
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