Congress Missing on War Debate Congress Missing on War Debate
The Nation's John Nichols wants Congress, not President Obama, to define the debate on what's at stake in Afghanistan.
Dec 7, 2009 / GRITtv
The Road to Re-Election Runs Through Kabul? The Road to Re-Election Runs Through Kabul?
The real purpose of sending 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan is to make Obama look tough as he heads toward the next US presidential election.
Dec 7, 2009 / Christian Parenti
Letter From Kabul Letter From Kabul
A trip to Afghanistan reveals the extent of Washington's disconnect from the reality on the ground.
Dec 4, 2009 / Feature / Michael Shank
Victory at Last! Monty Python in Afghanistan Victory at Last! Monty Python in Afghanistan
How Obama's Afghan speech turned the Commander-in-Chief into the Commanded-and-Chief.
Dec 3, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt
Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation
Is it possible to oppose the war in Afghanistan and still support the president? The Nation's Chris Hayes thinks so.
Dec 3, 2009 / Countdown
Obama’s War Obama’s War
In making Afghanistan the key to America's national security strategy against terrorism, Obama has chosen to perpetuate some damaging myths.
Dec 2, 2009 / The Editors
Afghanistan: Here We Go Again Afghanistan: Here We Go Again
Thanks to the political opportunism of the current Commander-in-Chief, the Afghanistan war is still without end or logical purpose.
Dec 2, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation
The expediency of Obama's Afghanistan decision was transparent. Satisfy the generals by sending 30,000 more troops. Satisfy the public with a timeline for beginning withdrawals of ...
Dec 2, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give (But Won’t) The Afghan Speech Obama Should Give (But Won’t)
What if the president actually decided to take an "off-ramp" from the Afghan War?
Nov 25, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Across the Great Divide: David Finkel’s Iraq Across the Great Divide: David Finkel’s Iraq
Against the background of the surge, David Finkel twists the concept of wartime good into a cosmic joke.
Nov 19, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb