I'll never forget the day that Nancy Pelosi, then speaker of the Democratic House of the United States Congress, said that impeachment of George W. Bu...
I'll never forget the day that Nancy Pelosi, then speaker of the Democratic House of the United States Congress, said that impeachment of George W. Bu...
Anthony Nunn was barely nine years old when the Afghanistan War started. Just like my grandson three years ago, he was still a child for whom his parents and grandparents must have had so many dreams.
To the extent that any attention is paid to Iraq here, the debate over whether eight years of war entitles the U.S. military to some kind of Iraqi squatter's rights is the story that will undoubtedly get most of the press in the coming months.
"The world will no longer view the United States as a superpower hellbent on policing other countries," said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "They may think we're kind of weird, though."
Nobody should be surprised that deadly violence is making an alarming return to daily life in Iraq. The real surprise may come a year from now.
If the Obama administration wants to successfully and responsibly pull the majority of American forces out of Iraq, it has to begin by changing the narrative of the Iraqi conflict.
A Soldier's Dream: Captain Travis Patriquin and the Awakening of Iraq highlights the efforts of one soldier whose dream helped capture the momentum of the Sunni "Awakening" in Iraq in 2006.
We have come a long way in one short year towards eliminating barriers that have prevented too many of our service men and women from serving to their full potential -- sometimes even from serving.
We understand Congress is addicted to the military dollars spent in every Congressional district, but an economy built on death and destruction does not create a thriving community.
In times of war, U.S. presidents have often talked about yearning for peace. But the last decade has brought a gradual shift in the rhetorical zeitgeist while a tacit assumption has taken hold -- war must go on, one way or another.
Since 1987, government spending on corrections has grown a 127% in comparison to a meager 21% increase in educational funding. If a nation's budget is a symbol of its priorities, Uncle Sam is in trouble.
I absolutely condemn the provision added in the defense authorization bill that essentially allows the president to declare war against anyone, anytime and anywhere.
The truth is that those on the U.S. right are about as "pro-life" as Arnold Schwarzenegger is pro-wife. Or Dominique Strauss Kahn is pro-maid.
If you aren't already bored to death, you should be. If nobody told you otherwise, you could easily believe that almost every breaking Afghan story in the last four weeks came from some previous year of the war.
Let's forget about who is an "agent" of who. Let's not allow every conversation after an incident to devolve into random whodunit speculation. Let's stop trying to focus on who killed how many people and why. That's not in our control.
Sixteen hours of traveling, endless delays, torrential rains -- to most travelers, this sounds like the Trip from Hell. For me, it was a trip I'll never forget, and it will always be the best Friday the 13th of my life.
Fiscal restraint is essential during a time of domestic hardship. However, it will cost us much more in the long term if we leave Afghanistan simply because we have eliminated bin Laden, but before we have finished the job.
On the front lines and the headlines, the fight against terror plays on from Ground Zero to Islamabad. Bin Laden's death merely punctuates a narrative of self-justifying war that keeps us not only terrorized but mesmerized.
As Obama navigates the 2012 election, more wars than we'd like to admit, the still-faltering economy and a host of other issues, I sure as hell don't want the him focused on his graying hair or the bags under his eyes.
In the arena of global conflict, there is good news and bad news. The good news is reflected in the sensational success of the Seals in Pakistan. The bad news is there will be a lot more actions like this, and they will not always be so successful.
If there was a worse week in which to hold the first Republican presidential debate, it's hard to think of when that might be. It's probably poetic ...