In an interview, a leading voice of America's conservative intellectuals discusses Barack Obama's failures
By Klaus Brinkbäumer and Gregor-Peter Schmitz Oct 27, 2009
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The president sounds like he's channeling Cheney or McCain -- or a Cold War hawk afraid of international communism -- when he talks about the war in Afghanistan.
By Juan Cole
March 30, 2009
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The Obama administration will reverse its predecessor's policy and permit the media to photograph soldiers' coffins as they arrive in the U.S.
By Alex Koppelman
February 26, 2009
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Even under the new president, Washington is the same one-party town it always has been -- controlled not by Democrats or Republicans, but by thieves.
By David Sirota
February 7, 2009
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A congressman urges a new investigation into an apparent friendly-fire death.
By Mark Benjamin
December 4, 2008
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Wednesday, President Obama will be given Pentagon plans to rapidly increase the U.S. troop presence in the country; he's expected to approve them.
By Alex Koppelman
January 27, 2009
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The president-elect gives conflicting signals about what the military's mission will be once he takes over.
By Alex Koppelman
December 1, 2008
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The president-elect warns about challenges "just as grave" as the economic crisis, and dismisses questions about tension with Hillary Clinton.
By Alex Koppelman
December 1, 2008
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ABC News reports that Bush Defense Secretary Robert Gates will remain in the post for at least the first year of the Obama administration.
By Alex Koppelman
November 25, 2008
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Despite the impasse in U.S.-Iraq negotiations, he clings to his fantasy of "victory" and America's ability to set the terms for withdrawal.
By Joe Conason
October 27, 2008
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Grave threats to our national security may now include the mass privatization of U.S. intelligence and military operations.
By Chalmers Johnson
July 31, 2008
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On the campaign trail he touts his sharp criticism of Donald Rumsfeld and the Bush administration on Iraq. But a look at McCain's record reveals a different war story.
By Mark Benjamin
January 17, 2008
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The Pentagon tries to explain what Robert Gates said.
By Tim Grieve
September 21, 2007
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If war critics aren't celebrating, maybe that's because the "Return on Success" isn't all that.
By Tim Grieve
September 17, 2007
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Gates warned that delays in the delivery of armored vehicles would kill "scores" of U.S. soldiers, but the Pentagon concedes that more delays are coming.
By Tim Grieve
August 22, 2007
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In an interview with Salon, the candidate discusses the "vast right-wing conspiracy," being called by her first name, and how long U.S. troops would be in Iraq if she wins in 2008.
By Walter Shapiro
June 18, 2007
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Peter Pace on Iraq, homosexuality, God and Scooter Libby.
By Tim Grieve
June 8, 2007
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Robert Gates says a reconfirmation hearing would have been a "divisive ordeal."
By Tim Grieve
June 8, 2007
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Six months ago, the new Congress missed its chance to shift the debate on Iraq -- and to avoid this week's defeat on a timetable for withdrawal.
By Joe Conason
May 25, 2007
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The defense secretary says he doesn't know whether the use-of-force authorization for Iraq covers the war the United States is fighting today.
By Tim Grieve
May 9, 2007
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Veterans groups told the Army surgeon general about the shockingly bad mental health treatment at Walter Reed two months before the latest expose, but there's no evidence he followed up.
By Mark Benjamin
February 27, 2007
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Seven people believed dead; insurgents claim responsibility.
By Tim Grieve
February 7, 2007
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Robert Gates said a phased escalation in Iraq would allow time to measure progress. Now he says he'll send the troops as quickly as he can.
By Tim Grieve
January 26, 2007
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The defense secretary makes a surprise visit to the area that has come to define his new employer.
By Alex Koppelman
December 20, 2006
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