Peace
Germans ponder “All Quiet on the Western Front”
December 6, 2010People left a movie theater in Berlin mostly silent and deeply moved though the film they had seen was first released in 1930. This American-made epic had lost none of its extremely emotional appeal. It was...
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The Afghanistan deficit
November 18, 2010Over the next four years, if we don't start winding this war down, it will cost $260 billion to $400 billion: more than half, or nearly all, of the projected deficit.
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Stop nuclear madness, ratify New START now
November 18, 2010Everyone's security is endangered if this vital first step on the road to a world without nukes stalls out in the Senate.
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Cash for influence in Afghanistan: it’s U.S. versus Iran
November 3, 2010As last week's "bags of money" revelations show, both the U.S. and Iranian governments are vying for influence in Afghanistan.
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WikiLeaks Iraq files show a lot, but not enough
October 28, 2010The files document in graphic detail many of the ugly realities of the Bush administration's war, but some vital things are missing.
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