After 18 Years, It Is Past Time To Face The Truth About Afghanistan
If we hope to finally reach the day American troops can pack up their belongings and come back to their families, Washington must start viewing the war with clear eyes.
‘Combat Obscura’ Pulverizes Romantic Ideas About American Marines And War
The raw collection of videos reveals the troops, not as American heroes, but as boys psychologically damaged by the paradox of boredom and battle.
Congress’s Vote To Keep War In Afghanistan Sells Out American Soldiers
By a 68-23 margin, the Senate decided we haven’t spilled enough blood, broken enough soldiers, or spent enough money on Afghanistan.
No Amount Of U.S. Intervention Is Going To Save Afghanistan Now Or Ever
These failed pundits’ efforts are meant to shame President Trump into reversing his instinct to pull the United States out of Afghanistan.
What Does ‘Good Enough’ Look Like In Afghanistan?
An attack that nearly killed the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is just the latest sign that the security situation where the United States has been at war for 17 years is disintegrating.
In Syria, The First Step Is Recognizing The United States Has A Problem
We shouldn’t need humanitarian prompting to care about Syria. We should care because we’re terrified of the implications for our own interests and security.
Why It’s Important To Tell The Truth About ISIS’s Christian Targets
If our leaders will not be honest about the roots of ISIS’s rage, Americans cannot trust them to protect us.
The ‘Serial’ Podcasts About Bowe Bergdahl Are Pure Propaganda
Thanks to ‘Serial,’ we may never really know what happened with Bowe Bergdahl’s case. And what we do know now says he’s a traitor, not a sympathetic victim.
Obama’s Bowe Bergdahl Gambit Was Wrong But It Kind Of Worked
Obama painted Bowe Bergdahl as a hero when swapped for five high-ranking Taliban. Even though he’s now charged with desertion, they kind of got away with it
Malala Is What The Real War On Women Looks Like
Malala Yousafzai’s Nobel Prize was well earned, and it presents a moment to discuss genuine oppression of women worldwide.
Niebuhr, Iraq, And Moral Clarity
Concerns about are using moral clarity as a pretext for unwarranted aggression are often misused, not for prudent self-examination, but for moral paralysis.
Emptying Gitmo Was Obama’s Goal, Bergdahl Was Just His Political Cover
The continued unraveling of the official White House story on the Bergdahl exchange suggests that getting Bergdahl back was never the president’s main goal.
Why Are We Releasing Terrorists Who Kill Girls Because They Go To School?
Why did Barack Obama just give battlefield commissions to five soldiers in the global War on Women?
9 Questions About Bowe Bergdahl That Need Answers
The Obama administration just released five terrorists in return for American POW Bowe Bergdahl, but many questions about the exchange remain unanswered.
The Left Is Terrified Right Now About The Bowe Bergdahl Story
Bowe Bergdahl’s release was triumphantly announced by President Obama. But as problematic details emerge, the left scrambles to spin the story.
With Bergdahl Trade, Obama Stops Going Through the Motions
The trade of high-level Taliban leaders for American soldier Bowe Bergdahl shows the emptiness of Barack Obama’s foreign policy.
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