Blinken to Afghan president: play ball or get out of way
A leaked letter shows growing frustration with Kabul and a desire to move around the government there to get a peace settlement.
A leaked letter shows growing frustration with Kabul and a desire to move around the government there to get a peace settlement.
If Biden increases troops, it’ll be more. We should be focused right now on the multiple domestic crises demanding our attention.
These citizen soldiers have made up a big percentage of our fighting forces overseas for last 20 years. Time to bring them home.
‘Like it or not,’ the United States is a superpower, and according to this primacist, the military is key to preserving that order.
The establishmentarians are talking “responsible withdrawal” and “safe havens” again. That only means one thing.
Blowing off the May 1 deadline for withdrawal would be a mistake, but that seems to be where the winds are blowing.
We found that the majority of members on a panel advising the president about withdrawal have ties to the defense industry.
The forever wars of the 21st century have had a similar effect on our society as Vietnam did more than 50 years ago. Not good.
With the Taliban onboard, Turkmenistan may now hope international investors can be persuaded to get involved.
Where does he stand on China, Afghanistan, cronyism in the Pentagon, and America’s big footprint? We want to know.
Biden will inherit nascent peace talks and surging violence, but he must stand firm in getting U.S. troops out.
Leaving a residual force behind won’t work. Here’s a way to keep to the deal while pursuing peace.
Hypocrisy reigns as hawks insert NDAA amendment restricting troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.
Could is not should, of course, but those who say a full pullout within weeks can’t be done are wrong.
As Americans learned in Vietnam, the only way to end a war gone wrong is to leave the field of battle.
The sky will not fall if we leave, but the Blob is trying to convince anyone who will listen that it will, and worse.
No serious person believes that the war is winnable in any meaningful sense, and staying at this point is counterproductive.
A full withdrawal is necessary. But this announcement was motivated by headlines and politics and ignores vital peace talks.
It’s a fairly simple equation: If there were no U.S. troops in Afghanistan, there would be no Russian bounties on them.
As we look inwards to dismantle America’s legacy of racism, we must also recognize that racism and militarism abroad are mutually reinforcing.
Much of the media attention has focused on whether Trump knew and why he hasn’t done anything to stop it. But no one’s asking what’s motivating Putin.