Trump Is Inviting Strategic Disaster In Central Asia

“Who lost Afghanistan?” could become a painful question for an unpopular president.

Out of Afghanistan

Your attention please: the mission operations order for the Obama presidency is a successful withdrawal from Afghanistan. This has not been easy for militaries to accomplish in the past, and it remains to be seen if NATO can withdraw in good order. According to Der Spiegel, the bulk of ISAF forces will be exiting by […]

Leaving Afghanistan

The mission in Afghanistan is to leave. President Obama has signaled since late last year that his Afghanistan strategy was shifting into reverse; with the full cost of America’s boondoggle in Central Asia finally coming clear, withdrawal is the only victory left to claim. From the president’s speech in Afghanistan yesterday: Today, I signed an […]

“Everyone has to do the right thing”

This weekend, Melissa Harris-Perry hosted a fantastic segment with Jon Soltz of VoteVets and MSNBC’s Jack Jacobs that is essential to understanding Afghanistan.

And the Dissonance Drones On, Endlessly

At Salon, Gary Kamiya opined Sunday that liberals have been “hypnotized into an endless dirty war:” (T)he majority of Americans, including those who were opposed to the war in Iraq, have no problems with their government killing at will, so long as the killing is done in the name of “national security.” I wonder if […]