In the 1993 film Groundhog Day, Bill Murray’s character, Phil Connors asks Ralph (played by Rick Overton) “What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?” That about sums up the situation in Afghanistan vis a vis the fight against […]
What Good are 4,000 More Troops in Afghanistan?
For over 16 years American military personnel have been in Afghanistan fighting a war against the Taliban. The early goal was to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and the other members of al Qaeda in the country. Much of that process was completed quickly. Then came a fight against those who had provided al […]
Check Out the “Mother of all Bombs” We Just Dropped on ISIS in Afghanistan
The Air Force just dropped a GBU-43B, Massive Ordinance Air Blast bomb, a.k.a. the Mother of All Bombs on an ISIS in Afghanistan mountain tunnel complex. The bomb is largest non-nuclear device in America’s arsenal. Read more here.
Bracevich is Sick and Tired of War Party Neglecting its Duty
At The American Conservative, Andrew Bracevich excoriates hawkish Senate Republicans who continue to avoid their oversight responsibilities of the war in Afghanistan. He cuts through the curtain of theatrics that surrounds typical hearings on the war and demands that Senators do better. He writes: Nominally, the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with its counterpart in […]
Taliban Capturing More Districts from Afghan Government
Writing at The American Conservative, Daniele DePetris, a fellow at Defense Priorities, details the dangerous global bind America today finds itself in. With so much money being spent, the American people have the right to ask whether toppling governments and rebuilding nations from scratch is the most efficient way to keep America safe. The results […]
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