Naming Our Nameless War
How Many Years Will It Be? by Andrew J. Bacevich via Tom Dispatch For well over a decade now the United States has been “a nation at war.” Does that war have a name? It did at the outset. After 9/11,… Continue Reading
Afghanistan War
AfPak Insider Dissects Obama’s Policy Missteps
by Robert E. Hunter Publication this month of Vali Nasr’s The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat, could not have been better timed. The US and the NATO allies are in the process of disengaging from Afghanistan — however… Continue Reading
Afghanistan Faces “Massive Economic Constriction” after U.S. Withdrawal
by Richard Sale via IPS News Next year’s drawdown of U.S. forces and decline in U.S. aid will leave in its wake an Afghan political system lacking legitimacy and stability, according to interviews with Afghanistan experts, news reports and congressional… Continue Reading
Afghanistan: How to Wind Down
by Henry Precht Two US service members were killed and at least eight others injured Monday in an insider attack at a Special Forces site in Afghanistan. The Taliban asserted responsibility. This incident would seem to nullify President Hamid Karzai’s… Continue Reading
Ball of Confusion
by James A. Russell It’s been a bad week for the United States. If ever the world wanted another example of America’s dysfunction and decline, this would be the time to see how the “Ball of Confusion” just rolled right… Continue Reading