Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, We Persist in Futility
The simple fact is that the U.S. is not winning the war.
John McCain: Iraq War 'Can't Be Judged as Anything Other Than a Mistake'
"I have to accept my share of the blame for it," the ailing senator writes in a new book, even while defending several other interventions and surges.
Afghanistan Reconstruction: Huge Cost, Meager Benefits
A hearing chaired by Sen. Rand Paul exposes wasteful and counterproductive spending of U.S. money.
Actually, Rand Paul Will Support Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State
Paul says he's reversed his stance on Trump's nominee after several conversations with the president.
When It Comes to the Escalating War on Terror, Trump's SOTU Was Heavy on Bragging, Light on Details
The war will continue until further notice.
Trump's New National Security Strategy Not Likely to Alter the Pattern of 'Promiscuous Intervention'
His policy decisions have so far belied his understanding of the public's foreign policy frustration.
2017 a Record Year for Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan
The fruits of 16 years of war
Another Grim Report About the Afghanistan War. Is There Anyone Who Cares?
What does Trump have to do to get the failing Afghanistan war into the news cycle?
$7,700 Is Your Share of the Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria So Far
Including homeland security, domestic surveillance, TSA harassment, veterans benefits, and interest on associated federal debt: $61,000 per taxpayer
U.S. Troops Watch TV Shows Cops, NCIS to Train Afghan Security
Training locals is cited as a reason to stay in Afghanistan 16 years after the war started.
The Vietnam Syndrome: How We Lost It and Why We Need It Back
How could we be repeating the mistakes of Vietnam already?
Congress Does Not Want Its War Power
A Senate vote shows that even Trump critics are happy to let the president use the military as he pleases.
Rand Paul: 'I Think President Trump's Instincts Are Still Leaning Against Major Involvement in Foreign War With Great Land Forces'
Kentucky senator talks about his vote on intervention-authorizations, says John McCain "has never met a war he wasn't interested in getting the U.S. involved in," and worries about "these generals whispering in" Trump's "ears every day."
Once Dovish-Sounding Trump Getting Very Bad Foreign Policy Advice
The president increasingly sounds like his national security advisor, H.R. McMaster. And that isn't good.
From Pig's Blood Assassination Fantasies to the Depressingly Real Afghan Surge
How many people will die for Donald Trump's mistaken belief that only "political correctness" is holding America back from victory?
Trump Sticks to Status Quo With Idiotic Afghanistan Plans
The great disrupter of the establishment turns out to be-surprise, surprise-a man of the establishment.
Stossel: Rep. Thomas Massie Says End the War in Afghanistan
The Kentucky congressman tells John Stossel why we should withdraw immediately from this "graveyard of empires."
Watch Matt Welch on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher Tonight at 10 p.m. ET
Discussing Trump, Afghanistan, identity politics and more with Jesse Jackson, Paul Begala, Frank Bruni, and Nayyera Haq
Trump Out of Touch With Reality on Afghanistan
The president's proclamations about Afghanistan are not a plan; they're a letter to Santa Claus.
Remember That Time Trump Said 'Get Out of Afghanistan'? Neither Does He.
The president's latest flip-flop is total and appalling. Will it finally alienate his base?
Anti-Interventionists in Congress Respond to Trump's Afghanistan Strategy
Amid efforts to get Congress to vote on a new Authorization for Use of Military Force
Trump Opens Door For Afghanistan Peace, But Says U.S. Sticking Around
Says he's going against his first instinct, but that that's what presidents do.
Why Trump Hates Jeff Flake [Podcast]
Reason editors discuss the president's attack on the Arizona senator, Steve Bannon's exit, and what's next in Afghanistan.
Taliban, Russia Want U.S. to Withdraw From Afghanistan
If it's what they really want they're going about it in the wrongest way.
The Afghan War Doesn't Need to Be Privatized—It Needs to Be Ended
Erik Prince's plan may be better than the status quo, but that doesn't mean it's the best path.
Donald Trump Should End the Afghanistan War
He should resist efforts within his administration to escalate it instead.
Mineral Exploitation Latest Excuse for U.S. to Stay in Afghanistan
Past time for the U.S. to leave Afghanistan.
Former DHS Official: Let's Declare War on Mexico!
If we can't get people to stop using heroin, suggests Matt Mayer, why don't we just invade the country that produces it?
Afghan Girl Roboticists Are Denied Visas and Everybody Is Angry
But the event's sponsor says its visa approval rate was remarkably high and that no other country could offer such access.
President Trump Escalates Wars in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Maybe Afghanistan Too
A U.S. airstrike in Mosul could have caused the largest civilian casualties since the start of the Iraq War.
John McCain and Lindsey Graham Push for More Troops in Afghanistan
But what can the U.S. accomplish in its 16th year in Afghanistan that it couldn't accomplish in the first 15?
Trump Ramps Up American Military Action Abroad
Bombing campaign in Yemen intensifies as additional troops head to Syria, elsewhere.
Trump's Hard Choices in Afghanistan
America has been trying to have it both ways for too long.
John McCain Approves of All Trump Nominees Except the Fiscally Conservative Budget Director Who Dares Question Military Spending
The media's favorite maverick makes his priorities clear: America must stay militarily extended, forever
The Peace Prize Winner Who Waged War
In 2009, Barack Obama acknowledged that the Nobel Peace Prize honor was aspirational. In 2017, it still is.
Gary Johnson's Refreshing Foreign Policy Skepticism
The Libertarian presidential candidate offers a cogent critique of Clintonian warmongering.
(UPDATED) Gary Johnson Not Invited to Appear at Military Veterans Group's Presidential Forum
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)'s Commander-in-Chief Forum won't include the one candidate least likely to create more combat veterans.
