By: Barbara Starr
John Sopko, Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, gives his final lessons about the abysmal U.S. performance at nation-building as American troops withdrawal from Afghanistan.... read more
Jul
By: J. D. Tuccille
A majority of Americans don't follow news stories about the war in Afghanistan, and likely other theaters of the Global War on Terror. The War Party benefits from this kind of indifference.... read more
Jul
By: Dave DeCamp
A senior administration official has said that the U.S. plans to continue it's illegal military mission in Syria for the remainder of Biden's presidency.... read more
Jul
By: Doug Bandow
As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan, more responsability will fall on its neighbors, like China, to encourage stability and expend resources on the chaotic nation.... read more
Jul
By: Lexi Lonas
Congress has declined to reimburse the National Guard the $521 million it spent during its months long deployment to Washington DC leading to a decline of readiness.... read more
Jul
By: Rebecca Bergus
A letter to The Gazette in Iowa says that we should repeal the 2002 AUMF against Iraq and bring our troops home.... read more
Jul
By: Tim Reid
Reuters spoke with three Marine veterans of the War in Afghanistan who agree with a majority of their fellows that the war was not worth it.... read more
Jul
By: Patrick Cockburn
The nation of Afghanistan is too complex, proud, and corrupt to have been worth the $2.3 trillion investment spent on a two-decade war.... read more
Jul
By: Daniel L. Davis
The twenty-year war in Afghanistan was plagued by an inability to accept victory conditions when presented. That is why the objective turned into nation-building.... read more
Jul
By: Pat Buchanan
In his weekly column, author and presidential candidate Pat Buchanan describes the failure of the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, and why nation-building was a mistake from the beginning.... read more
Jul
By: John Byrnes
John Byrnes, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a New York Army National Guardsman, wrote in support of the Global War on Terror back in the mid-2000s. Now he's back to say he was wrong.... read more
Jul
By: Paul Gosar
In a new op-ed, Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona explains his vote to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Force against Iraq and his support for repealing the 2001 AUMF as well and bringing our troops home.... read more
Jul
By: Ron Paul
As U.S. troops departed the Bagram Air Base, former congressman and presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul compares the failure to remake Afghanistan in America's image to the pitfalls of the Vietnam War.... read more
Jul
By: Richard Engel, Courtney Kube, Marc Smith and Adela Suliman
U.S. soldiers have withdrawn from the largest military base in Afghanistan, Bagram, once a bustling transit hall of over 100,000 troops.... read more
Jul
By: Daniel DePetris
As our military withdrawal from Afghanistan proceeds, hawks keep squawking that the U.S. must keep a permanent troop contingent in country. These people aren't living in reality.... read more
Jul
