Good Wars, Bad Wars, And Afghanistan
Given the blood, swear, tears, and, crucially, the purpose of the killing, a war is deemed worth it -- or not. Final verdict of a war's worthiness is rendered in the hearts of the people.
Given the blood, swear, tears, and, crucially, the purpose of the killing, a war is deemed worth it -- or not. Final verdict of a war's worthiness is rendered in the hearts of the people.
What the president says about Afghanistan next week will be as important as what he actually does. Can he articulate a mission that is clear enough so that the American people will understand why our troops are there?
If I were on the selection committee for the Peace Prize, I would be having buyer's remorse about the selection of Barack Obama.
Matthew Hoh embodies the bravery America needs in Afghanistan policy-making. Implored by Amb. Eikenberry to stay, he chose to forgo a prized career in order to speak out. We too know that agony.
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There's the depth of American military involvement, commitment, and the entrenched thinking that Afghanistan is the front line in the war on terrorism. Obama shares this thinking with the generals.
Instead of the crude, obscenely packaged fabrications used by his predecessor to mislead us into the war in Iraq, Obama's tortuous deliberations on a military escalation in Afghanistan have been marked by doubts.
Of all things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving -- I'm thankful that challenging the government's course and trying to put better ideas on the table are unabashedly patriotic again.
As our soldiers watch the "thanks to the troops" videos during the football games today, they will be thinking one thing: "How many more Thanksgivings am I going to have to watch these videos from over here?"
Arianna appeared on Charlie Rose to discuss President Obama's forthcoming decision on US troop levels in Afghanistan. Joining Arianna were Yale English Professor David Bromwich, Leslie Gelb of the Council on Foreign Relations, Politico Editor-In-Chief John Harris, and New Yorker Senior Editor Hendrik Hertzberg.
Instead of trying to play the "let's try to make everybody happy and ultimately make no one happy" game again, Obama could do what many believe he truly wants to, and end the war.
Despite some obstacles, our men and women in uniform continue to soldier on. And this year, they have more than a few things to give thanks for.
I've never been one prone to hyperbole so take my word that calling award-winning journalist Ahmed Rashid one of the world's foremost experts on Afgha...
Recent press reports suggest that President Obama is likely to try to sugarcoat his announcement next week of a major military escalation in Afghanist...
It's mathematically absurd to insist that Democrats are moving too fast on a universal health care initiative that's been debated for 50 years but too slow on a 2-month-old plan for an Afghanistan escalation.
Unlike the wide coverage given to the tedious sessions President Obama has held about Afghanistan, the planning for the White House State Dinner for...
From the stimulus to health care, Obama's shown a Clinton-like willingness to roll over progressives on his way to corrupt legislation and frantic efforts to compromise for the votes of corporate Democrats or "moderate" Republicans.
It's a measure of the change in the discourse that David Bromwich now keeps a sort of Times Watch in the Huffington Post, the New York Review of Books, and the London Review of Books.
There was never doubt the moment General Stanley McChrystal flatly told President Obama last summer that the US must deploy up to 45,000 more troops ...
Ken Guest has been immersed in Afghanistan, since the inception of the Soviet - Afghan war. As an expert journalist and analyst, Guest has also cover...
Two seminal events are quickly approaching -- elections and a referendum on the unity of the country -- and the international community is concerned that they will lead to new violence.