Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigDec 17, 2019
For a decade and a half, the U.S. Army waged war on fierce tribal Muslims in a remote land. Sound familiar? Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )
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William D. Hartung / TomDispatchDec 16, 2019
The underlying trend of the Pentagon's budget has been ever onward and upward. We need to understand why if we're ever going to rein it in. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigDec 13, 2019
I doubt I’ll ever again trust the assertions and promises of the military's top brass. And I’m not in bad company. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigDec 12, 2019
It was clear to those who had been paying attention that U.S. officials were lying about the war for nearly two decades. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigDec 9, 2019
A new bombshell report from The Washington Post merely confirms what those of us who served in Kandahar could see with our own eyes. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
The Associated PressDec 9, 2019
“We didn't know what we were doing,” an Army general and adviser in the Bush and Obama administrations told government interviewers in 2015. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatchDec 5, 2019
Slavery and steady geographical expansion and imperial domination are at the root of the country's past and present actions. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressNov 29, 2019
The president in a surprise holiday visit says peace talks have restarted; Taliban spokesman says their stance on cease-fire is unchanged. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigNov 7, 2019
A new generation of West Point-educated officers faces potential tours in countries involved in our forever wars 15 years after I did. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigOct 10, 2019
Silence among our leaders and a sense of futility among the general public have helped enable the longest official war in U.S. history. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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