There hasn’t been much statesmanship on display in American politics for half a century. Some, but not a lot. John…
Afghanistan
U.S. Takes Heat after Leaving Afghanistan
No one loved us while we were there (for two decades), but they simply cannot stand us leaving. Mission-creep. Would…
Power Is as Much Consented to as Claimed
That’s a brilliant line from a review of Christopher Clark’s Prisoners of Time. It’s a historic fact, as proven by…
Leaving Afghanistan Like a Thief in the Night
Well at least it wasn’t like Vietnam, with the left-behind hanging off the helicopter skids. This time we left without…
My Bone to Pick with Biden’s Secretary of Defense
Actually, I have several, but first a few words to set the confrontation on level ground. It was called Secretary…
The Enemy of My Enemy Is My Friend
According to Google, the first recorded instance for this phrasing comes from Gabriel Manigault, who in his 1884 Political Creed…
My Car Keys Are Not ‘Lost’ Either, but until I Locate Them I Can’t Drive the Car
Obama: U.S. security is still at stake AFGHAN WAR TO ESCALATE 30,000 more troops; pullout begins mid-2011 By Scott Wilson…
Didn’t We Go to Afghanistan to Punish Bin Laden?
U.S. Officials Offer Dismal Review of War in Afghanistan National Security Team Says More Troops From NATO Allies Are Necessary…
Seven Years after 9-11, Time to Get over It
The annual national hysteria over the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon is in full cry.…
The Afghan Airstrike That Won’t Go Away
U.S. Team to Reinvestigate Deadly Strike In Afghanistan By Candace Rondeaux and Karen DeYoung Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, September…