Getting Out of Afghanistan Getting Out of Afghanistan

WikiLeaks' release of 92,000 classified military documents reveals that the war in Afghanistan is in even worse shape than we suspected.

Jul 29, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors

The End of (Military) History? The End of (Military) History?

The United States, Israel and the failure of the Western way of war.

Jul 29, 2010 / Andrew J. Bacevich

United States, Iran to Restart Talks United States, Iran to Restart Talks

Despite the war cries from the neocons, Washington and Tehran will soon be back at the negotiating table.

Jul 29, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Funding War, Choosing Sides Funding War, Choosing Sides

The House approved $33 billion for a 30,000-troop escalation in Afghanistan this week and in doing so took money away from other places it was desperately needed.

Jul 28, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles Slide Show: Arizona’s Immigration Battles

Jul 28, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge War Opposition Grows As 102 House Dems, 12 Republicans Oppose Obama’s Afghan Surge

House approves "emergency" Afghan war funding, but 114 members vote "no" in one of the strongest shows of antiwar sentiment since the Vietnam era.

Jul 28, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Despite WikiLeaks Revelations, Congress Votes for War Funding Despite WikiLeaks Revelations, Congress Votes for War Funding

While Congress is throwing another $33 billion into the Afghanistan sinkhole, WikiLeaks takes on the oversight duties the lawmakers ought to perform.

Jul 28, 2010 / Tom Hayden

Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers Thank God for the Whistle-Blowers

What WikiLeaks did was brilliant journalism, and the bleating critics from the president on down are revealing just how low a regard they have for the truth.

Jul 28, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Obama Maneuvers to Contain China: Is He Using the Pentagon to Assert Declining American Power in Asia? Obama Maneuvers to Contain China: Is He Using the Pentagon to Assert Declining American Power in Asia?

Dumb and dumber: Obama edges toward a confrontation with China, the rising superpower.

Jul 27, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Could WikiLeaks Offer a Way Out of War? Could WikiLeaks Offer a Way Out of War?

The futility and frustration illustrated in the WikiLeaks documents should provide a wide opening for a much-needed discussion on the human and financial costs of war in Afghanista...

Jul 27, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel