Are We in Afghanistan Because We’re in Afghanistan?
Why Do We Still Have Troops in Korea?
Transportation Stupid Agency
Still Mesmerized by WMDs
In the aftermath of 9/11, the Bush administration raised the specter of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) – nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons – as the gravest threat to America. In his “axis of evil” State of the Union Address in January 2002, President Bush...
Not So New National Security Strategy
Why We Can’t Win in Afghanistan
To borrow from Elizabeth Barrett Browning… let me count the ways. First and foremost, we don't have enough troops. (Yes, yes, I know I'm a broken record to regular Antiwar.com readers.) The accepted standard for successful counterinsurgency operations is 20 soldiers...
Weapons of Mass Destruction???
Over the weekend, a crude car bomb (a Nissan Pathfinder SUV with propane tanks and gas cans wired to a crude detonator – alarm clocks connected to a can filled with fireworks – and fertilizer in the cargo area, but not the explosive ammonium nitrate fertilizer such as...
