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Peace. It’s more than just a holiday sentiment, isn’t it? Politicians say it’s impossible. Pundits scoff and say it’s naive. But you and I and so many around the world [...]

Next year, will Congress push President Obama to set a timeline to end the war in Afghanistan, or will they call him soft on terror and demand endless war? Will they support ridding the world of [...]

When I first sat down to write this, I planned to ask you to support peaceful solutions in Afghanistan, but I can’t ignore what’s happening in Pakistan right now. The floods have left [...]

Happy New Year! There are just a few hours left to this decade, and these are my top four reasons why you should click here to help us reach our year-end goal with a gift before 12am tonight. 1. [...]

Since the leaking of the McCrystal memo and the President’s professed skepticism of certain aspects of Afghanistan policy, the public has witnessed a media blitz from both sides of the [...]

This interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski in the late 90’s caught my attention.  The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan started what has become  thirty years of foreign occupation and civil war [...]

I’m at this forum now on polling Iranians before this Friday’s Presidential election. http://www.thewashingtonnote.com

Senate sources tell me that the supplemental will start after the credit card bill finishes on Tuesday at the earliest, more likely Wednesday.  It seems unlikely they will finish the supplemental [...]

McGovern introduced H.R. 2404 Thursday morning with Original 73 cosponsors to date: Jim McGovern (MA) Walter Jones (NC) Donna Edwards (MD) John J. Duncan, Jr. (TN) John Tierney (MA) Carol [...]

Take Action Now to Stop the Surge into Afghanistan March with UFPJ Saturday, April 4th – New York City It is Time to End the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan It is Time to Address the Economic [...]