Showing results for: Afghanistan (page 134)
Four generals who can’t shoot straight
Alex Seitz-Wald
A look at the startlingly poor track record of Afghan war commanders in the Obama era
The case against a “grand bargain”
Michael Lind
A deal that cuts entitlements would be bad for mainstream Americans. And besides, what's the rush?
A timeline of David Petraeus’ affair
Associated Press
Officials recount key events leading up to the former CIA director's resignation and FBI's knowledge of the affair
As David Petraeus turns
Jillian Rayfield, Natasha Lennard
UPDATE: David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill after being sneaked in through a series of underground tunnels
Petraeus story gets weird
Jillian Rayfield
An FBI agent investigating the woman who sparked the Paula Broadwell scandal allegedly sent her shirtless pics
Panetta: Admin deciding on post-2014 troop levels
Robert Burns
The Defense Secretary says Obama is close to a decision on troop levels in Afghanistan
In search of his son’s casualty report
Peter Sleeth
The army told Jim Butler his boy was killed by rocket-propelled grenade. Then he went searching for the truth
Time to commence “the Obama Games”!
@pourmecoffee
Dear Mr. President: A Hunger Games-style event would be your legacy. America needs this -- and so do you
Major hurdles remain to end veteran homelessness
Julie Watson
The Obama Administration has promised to eliminate veteran homelessness by 2015
Nation pays tribute to sacrifices of veterans
Christina Hoag
The country must commit "to serving you as well as you've served us," Obama said in his Veterans Day speech
Sweet boy taken from her arms
Brian Mockenhaupt
Susanne Muller wanted to support her son in Afghanistan. She didn't realize how much she would have to sacrifice
Beyond battleships and bayonets
Alfred McCoy
Space -- cyber and outer -- is the future frontier of the U.S. military. What kind of warfare will it yield?
Trials begins for US soldier who massacred 16 Afghans
Gene Johnson
Robert Bales appeared to kill the civilians with premeditated intent
Bruce Springsteen for Obama: “Let’s go to work”
Bruce Springsteen
In an eloquent speech, he says the election decides the difference between the American dream and American reality
The hatred’s mutual
Robert Reich
On the eve of the election, party vitriol has reached a fever pitch. Is this normal, or is America at civil war?
Would Mitt bomb Iran?
Jeremiah Goulka
It's hard to distinguish Romney's bluster from his policy, but make no mistake: The people around him want war
Liberals let Obama get away with unconstitutional actions
David K. Shipler
The president's deplorable record on privacy and kill lists is an affront to our values. Liberals just shrug it off
Secret socialist or grand bargainer?
Alex Pareene
A second term would likely look familiar -- and again depend upon how Obama chooses to deal with the GOP House
Fox News: Can we blame Sandy on Obama?
Andrew O'Hehir
Amid the crazy commercials, conspiracy theories and Mittmentum, an afternoon watching Fox. It's almost journalism!
When Benghazi hijacked the election
Ira Chernus
This campaign cycle was supposed to be about the economy. So how did an isolated attack become such a focal point?
The progressive case for Obama
Peter Coyote
Drones, the drug war and income inequality are important. But a vote against Obama only makes other issues worse
Frank Rich: Right will rage if Obama wins
David Daley
If Obama wins, Frank Rich says the GOP's fury will intensify, and the party will only get more extreme
If only it made sense to vote for a third party
Greg Olear
The Green Party candidate's arrest last week reveals how broken our system is -- and how powerless we are to fix it
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