U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Rains on Surge Parade

Staff / Truthdig Nov 12, 2009 Karl W Eikenberry, a former top-ranking general who once commanded allied forces in Afghanistan and now leads America's diplomatic mission in Kabul, has reportedly urged President Obama to delay any escalation of the war until Hamid Karzai (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McChrystal Doesn’t Get It — Does Obama?

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Oct 30, 2009 President Obama may have won the Nobel Peace Prize, but if he allows himself to be bullied into supporting Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s foray into Afghanistan, he will reveal himself as the worst kind of warmonger.If he falls for Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s ludicrous social engineering, President Obama will reveal himself as the worst kind of warmonger. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Revised Campaign Poster

Patrick Corrigan, The Toronto Star Apr 2, 2009 Dig deeper

Obama to Send Even More Troops to Afghanistan

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2009 President Obama is expected to order 4,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, on top of the 17,000 previously announced and 38,000 already there. This latest batch of personnel is reported to be departing in June with a mission to train Afghan forces. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Barack Obama, Meet Team B

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Mar 12, 2009 The president must be getting bad advice. Why else would he offer not to build a missile defense system he doesn't want in exchange for Russia's help with an Iranian nuclear weapons program that doesn't exist? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Obama’s Troop Shuffle Leaves Us Dizzy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2009 The president will withdraw 12,000 troops from Iraq over the next six months, but where will he send them? Back to America? Ski trip to Aspen? Or perhaps he'll just airlift the veterans to Afghanistan, where a similar number of reinforcements has been promised over a similar period. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Pencil

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Feb 19, 2009 Dig deeper

Obama Throws 17,000 Troops at Afghanistan Mess

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2009 President Obama's desire to escalate the war in Afghanistan, a sore spot for the progressives and anti-war folk who helped elect him, took a major step forward Tuesday when the White House announced plans to raise troop levels in Afghanistan by 50 percent over the next few months. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Road Out of Iraq Begins in Vietnam

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Dec 24, 2008 Iraq is not Vietnam, yet there are parallels between the two wars. The American military dominated the battlefield in both conflicts, and yet America the nation emerged the loser in each. A "decent interval" is now needed for American troops to withdraw. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

James Blight on McGeorge Bundy

BLANK Dec 19, 2008 One of JFK's "best and brightest" died wondering how the Vietnam War could have gone so wrong. Now, in an important new book, we have some answers. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Why Obama Can Keep Gates

Joe Conason / Truthdig Nov 21, 2008 If the prospect of appointing Hillary Clinton as secretary of state irritates the Obama base, what will they make of keeping the man who has executed President Bush's policies at the Pentagon? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush?s Parallel Universe

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Apr 11, 2008 No, it's not your imagination: The "debate" about Iraq, and I use the word loosely, becomes ever more surreal as the occupation drags on. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )