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Afghanistan withdrawal
Military Industrial Complex

Turns out leaving Afghanistan did not unleash terror on US or region

There have been zero attacks against American-linked targets at home or abroad in the four years since the withdrawal

Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect
Africa

Trump is blasting away at Somalia with zero effect

The US is bombing while a number of countries with their own interests are engaging in counterterrorism on the ground. It isn't working.

Here is why US troops may be in Iraq indefinitely
Middle East

Here is why US troops may be in Iraq indefinitely

An inconvenient truth: the country's dependency on American forces has hobbled the growth of its own military

Is US bombing Somalia just because it can?
QiOSK

Is US bombing Somalia just because it can?

Saturday's strikes mark the 8th attack since Trump took office, with little evidence provided the targets pose a direct national security threat

US troops in Syria
Middle East

Why are we still at war in Syria?

The tempo of lethal US airstrikes — not all against ISIS — continue apace, despite murky Washington strategy

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QiOSK

If true, Trump move to withdraw US military from Syria is the right one

Not only are the 2,000 troops there in harm's way, their presence may actual hinder diplomatic progress under the new government