All That's Left for the U.S. to Do in Afghanistan Is Lose
These days everything our military touches turns to dust. It's possible this war is already over, only Washington won't concede it.
How George H.W. Bush Got Us Stuck in the Mideast
On the occasion of the death of former president, I’d like to reflect on the meaning of his presidency for American foreign policy in the region.
America Is Headed for Military Defeat in Afghanistan
It is time to acknowledge this is more than political. We can lose on the battlefield, and it's happening right now.
Trump Rails Against Courts and Migrants in Call to Troops
While wishing U.S. soldiers a happy Thanksgiving, the president pats himself on the back and lashes out at his political opponents.
Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 50 at Gathering of Islamic Scholars
The attack in Kabul wounds more 80 at a celebration of the Prophet Muhammad's birthday.
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The Reclamation of George W. Bush Is an American Tragedy
He devastated a region and has the blood of hundreds of thousands on his hands. Only in America can a war criminal win a liberty medal.
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U.S.-Pakistan Relations on a Razor's Edge
The Afghanistan War stalemate and Islamabad's economic plight are adding to tensions.
The Insidious Myth of the Magical American Soldier
We revere our troops as warriors. But it's dangerous to believe their mere presence in the Greater Middle East can achieve the miraculous.
The U.S. Ignores Its Vietnamese Victims to This Day
Decades after the Vietnam War, natives of the Mekong Delta share their stories of loss, hardship and enduring suffering.
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Some of Our Biggest Cheerleaders for War Are Not Who You Think
Ph.D. candidate and war veteran Lyle Jeremy Rubin explores his disillusionment with liberals, whose anti-war politics are anything but.
