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The first headstone stamped "Unknown" since 1984 is the result not of war's chaos, but of human error
By Mark Benjamin
October 7, 2009
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It's upside-down for political leaders to defer to military decisions
By David Sirota
October 3, 2009
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Asks the Beltway punditocracy, which treats foreign policy like a theater of machismo
By Gene Lyons
October 1, 2009
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Foreign relations expert Richard Haass says in an interview that Afghanistan is no longer a necessary war
By Gregor Peter Schmitz and Gabor Steingart
September 28, 2009
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Joe Lieberman hates to say it, but Afghanistan is just like Nazi Germany
By Gabriel Winant
September 25, 2009
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The U.S. trains forces in Afghanistan that then go to work for the Taliban
By Ann Jones
September 23, 2009
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The top commander in the country says he needs more forces, and fast -- the leak puts the administration in a bind
By Alex Koppelman
September 21, 2009
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Afghanistan's Bagram prison may be worse than Guantanamo. Why does President Obama tolerate it?
By Matthias Gebauer, John Goetz and Britta Sandberg
September 21, 2009
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The belief that Iraq taught America's "experts" a lesson about anything is wrong.
By Glenn Greenwald
September 21, 2009
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Other than providing a huge gift to our Mortal Persian Enemies, what was accomplished by the attack?
By Glenn Greenwald
September 15, 2009
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Afghanistan's election mess could mean trouble for the U.S.
By Juan Cole
September 14, 2009
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Is the war worth it? The cost in dollars, years, public opinion and lives
By Tom Engelhardt
September 14, 2009
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The death of Marine Joshua Bernard, captured in a controversial photo, reminds us of the war that won't end
By Michael Winship
September 12, 2009
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The UN ambassador gives Salon the administration's explanation
By Mark Benjamin
September 11, 2009
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President Obama wants to try a new approach to beat back the Taliban, but some analysts think the war can't be won
By Susanne Koelbl
September 10, 2009
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As U.S. allies look for the exit, Russia, perhaps because of problems with Afghan heroin at home, gets in deeper
By Juan Cole
September 9, 2009
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Following the Taliban's money trail all the way back home
By Juan Cole
September 4, 2009
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Taliban tactics are finding traction
By Juan Cole
September 3, 2009
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The costs of being a nation permanently at war are rarely weighed in war debates.
By Glenn Greenwald
September 3, 2009
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The conservative columnist says the U.S. should withdraw its troops, "do only what can be done from offshore"
By Alex Koppelman
August 31, 2009
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With the war on terror now a war of logistics, the Obama administration must rely on the goodwill of those two
By Juan Cole
August 31, 2009
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"These narrow interests win no matter how many Democrats are elected, no matter who controls the levers of power."
By Glenn Greenwald
August 29, 2009
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Too much continuity from the last administration means this one also has the antiwar activist on its hands
By Gabriel Winant
August 27, 2009
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The U.S. Army is trying out a radical change of course in Afghanistan -- but will it work?
By Susanne Koelbl
August 25, 2009
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A failed policy in Afghanistan could turn Obama into a one-term president
By Juan Cole
August 24, 2009
Arlington unveils a new unknown soldier
Who are "the deciders"?
Is Obama man or mouse?
"Afghanistan is Mr. Obama's war of choice"
Debate over Afghanistan is deja vu all over again
Fighting against ourselves in Afghanistan
Detainee abuse continues at Bagram
Our war-loving Foreign Policy Community hasn't gone anywhere
Bin Laden: U.S. support of Israel led to 9/11
Afghanistan by the numbers
The photo of a fallen soldier
Afghanistan may already be lost
Russia helps the U.S. in Afghanistan
NATO bombs -- but is Taliban getting U.S. aid?
The U.S. is spread dangerously thin in Afghanistan
The U.S. needs Iran and Russia
Iraq: Afghanistan's model for success
What's the end game in Afghanistan, Mr. President?
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