With the exception of the current U.S. commander in Afghanistan, virtually everyone has concluded that the war has been a disaster for all involved.
Afghanistan: Is It Really the End Game?
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War & Peace
Is the Drone Program Contracting — or Expanding?
The cleanest form of warfare is still pretty messy.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (5/24)
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Take Syria Seriously–And Stay Out
Syria’s civil war has inspired some in Congress and in the media. Stupidity or insanity? Some people don’t learn from past mistakes. Why start another body count in a Middle East conflict with no direct relationship to U.S. security?
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (5/22)
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“Useful Enemies”: U.S. Admitted Not Just Nazis After WWII, But Their Sadistic Collaborators
Richard Rashke’s definitive new book Useful Enemies reviewed.
Emphasis Added: The Foreign Policy Week in Pieces (5/17)
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Despite Horrific Repression, the U.S. Should Stay Out of Syria
The question on the mind of almost everyone who has followed the horror in Syria as it has unfolded over the past two years is, “What we can do?” The short answer, unfortunately, is not much.
President Obama Tries to Pass Guantanamo Closure Buck to Congress
The implication that Congress is preventing the closure of Guantánamo is disingenuous.
How Contractors Got Billions for Bases
For decades, tens of billions of dollars in overseas spending have ended up in the coffers of a select few, with many billions leaking out of the U.S. economy entirely. Stemming those leaks by cutting overseas spending and redirecting precious resources toward long-neglected non-military needs is an important way to help revive an economy that has long benefited the few rather than the many.