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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
The Arrival of the Warrior Corporation (US Wars and Military Action)

How drone war became the American way of war.

Tom Engelhardt
Scoring the Global War on Terror (US Politics, US Wars and Military Action)

From liberation to assassination, in three quick rounds.

Andrew J. Bacevich

Blogs

The Real Credibility Crisis in Washington: Congressional Republicans
Eric Alterman

Eric on the best TV series you have never heard of; and Reed on the sad state of republican politics.

September 13, 2013
The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency
Christopher Hayes

Obama makes his case for intervention in Syria.

September 11, 2013
The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy
John Nichols

The president can and should explain the necessity of negotiation in the pursuit of a “just peace.”

September 10, 2013
Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy
Zoë Carpenter

Will President Obama’s prime-time address tonight signal a real shift in the White House’s Syria policy?

September 10, 2013
Congress Should Provide Advice, Not Consent, on Syria
John Nichols

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) will propose a diplomacy and accountability amendment.

September 10, 2013
On Syria: Don't Surrender to Trust
Rick Perlstein

When it comes to Syria, why should we trust President Obama? After all, he clearly doesn’t trust us.

September 9, 2013
The New Goliath
William Greider

The history of American militarism informs the administration’s schizophrenic posturing on Syria. 

September 6, 2013
Samantha Power Sells Action in Syria to the Left
Zoë Carpenter

The ambassador to the UN acknowledged that there are valid questions about military strikes, but her speech was short on convincing answers. 

September 6, 2013
Possible Compromise Bill on Syria Intervention Emerges in Senate
George Zornick

Senators float bill that would demand Assad sign Chemical Weapons Convention treaty.

September 6, 2013
The Lies at the Heart of the Obama/Kerry Push for War—and Why They've Backfired
Greg Mitchell

The truth may set them free, eventually.

September 6, 2013
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