Obama’s Afghan Compromise? Obama’s Afghan Compromise?
With 14 more dead Americans today, in three helicopter crashes, it's beginning to look like President Obama will, after all, opt for a significant escalation of the war -- at leas...
Oct 26, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
How to Get Out How to Get Out
Elements of a responsible withdrawal.
Oct 21, 2009 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
That Afghan Runoff Election That Afghan Runoff Election
Don't expect any miracles after President Karzai's decision to accept a second round in the much-disputed Afghan elections. (The latest totals give Karzai 49.7 percent of the vote...
Oct 21, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Who Is the “Taliban”? Who Is the “Taliban”?
David Rohde's series "Held by the Taliban," which began running in the New York Times on Sunday makes gripping reading. (You can read Part I here and Part II here.) But so far, at...
Oct 19, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
McGovern: ‘Need An Exit Strategy’ McGovern: ‘Need An Exit Strategy’
Earlier this month, for a forthcoming article in Rolling Stone about President Obama's Afghanistan policy, I interviewed Representative Jim McGovern (D.-Mass.), who's called on th...
Oct 14, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iran Flexes Muscle in Iraq Iran Flexes Muscle in Iraq
Several top Iraqi politicians have been making the rounds in Iran lately, getting support from Tehran in advance of elections scheduled in Iraq for January. Among the politicians:...
Oct 13, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Feingold: Need an Afghan ‘Timetable’ Feingold: Need an Afghan ‘Timetable’
For a forthcoming (later this week) article on Afghanistan for Rolling Stone, I interviewed Senator Russ Feingold, one of the few members of the Senate who's been willing to speak...
Oct 12, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Talking With Tehran Talking With Tehran
Can the United States and Iran negotiate an end to the nuclear standoff?
Oct 8, 2009 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Will Obama Cave to McChrystal? Will Obama Cave to McChrystal?
President Obama didn't make encouraging noises on Afghanistan yesterday, at least not if you're looking for the president to reverse course and step out of the quagmire. In his me...
Oct 7, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
McChrystal Admits: We Don’t Understand the Afghans McChrystal Admits: We Don’t Understand the Afghans
One of the most shocking things about General Stan McChrystal's leaked "Commander's Initial Assessment" about the war in Afghanistan is how bluntly he admits that the US occupatio...
Oct 6, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss