Afghanistan

Wednesday afternoon we saw something that is all too rare in Congress—prolonged debate on the merits of the US’s military strategy in Afghanistan. For three and half hours, representatives took [...]

We’ve been asking our members to contact their Representative in support of Kucinich’s H. Con Res. 248 here. If you already have, please tell us how your call went. After you’re [...]

17 NGOs request House Members become cosponsors of H.Con.Res. 248 to bring troops home from Afghanistan Dear Congressional Staffer: The undersigned 17 organizations representing nearly 2,000,000 [...]

Refusing a rape victim her day in court. Callously shooting a defenseless nine-year-old boy. Diverting hundreds of AK-47s intended for Afghan police to someone posing as a character from “South [...]

A prominent narrative relating to the offensive in Marja has been the military’s emphasis on reducing civilian casualties. For example, the Brookings Institution notes that unlike past [...]

Despite the increasingly dire news coming out of Afghanistan, Congress has been slow to forcefully question whether we are heading down the wrong path. The military is attempting to demonstrate a [...]

One of the major underlying concerns with US strategy in Afghanistan that is not examined nearly enough is whether it is realistic. Since General McChrystal took over as commander in Afghanistan, [...]

Jon Rainwater’s Opinion Editorial calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s to push for the kind of credible, cost effective alternatives that Afghanistan Ambassador Karl Eikenberry [...]

When Willie Sutton, the famous bank robber, was asked why he robbed banks, he replied, “Because that’s where the money is.” President Obama is violating the “Willie Sutton [...]

I always appreciate a chance to increase public debate, so I was pleased to discover (via a post on our Facebook fanpage) that Republican candidate Diggs Brown decided to post his response to our [...]