war
Honor the troops, leave Afghanistan
August 9, 2011Though military generals claim, as they always do, that progress is being made, it's hard to see that on the ground.
Read moreFor the victims in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, end nuclear arms
August 5, 2011Nuclear weapons have not been used in warfare since Hiroshima and Nagasaki - but such good fortune may not last forever.
Read moreMembers of Congress say: Leave Iraq this year
July 29, 2011Less than 50,000 U.S. troops now remain in Iraq. The Pentagon has been encouraging the Iraqi government to ask for an extension of their presence.
Read moreAfghanistan: anatomy of a hit
July 28, 2011The assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai in Kandahar is one of those moments when the long and bloody Afghanistan war comes into focus.
Read moreWashington’s physics problem in Iraq
July 14, 2011There's a growing bipartisan consensus in favor of a "residual" occupation without any open debate about the merits of this dangerous and expensive plan.
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