The Pentagon is considering a plan to send more than 20,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next 12 to 18 months to help safeguard elections and quell ...
AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday he would like to add significant U.S. forces to the war in Afghanistan befo...
washingtonpost.com | Michael Abramowitz | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics
By agreeing to a fixed deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, President Bush contradicted years of promises that he would never agree t...
AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — The U.S.-Iraqi security pact now before parliament calls for U.S. forces to leave Iraq's cities by June 30 in recognition of an improv...
McClatchy Washington Bureau | Leila Fadel | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has informed Iraq's presidency council that he now supports a security agreement with the United States, a S...
AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Iraq wants to eliminate any chance U.S. forces will stay here after 2011 under a proposed security pact and to expand Iraqi legal juri...
Vivian Gembara | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics
The ugly issue of the misconduct of some U.S. troops in a war zone must be addressed before sending more soldiers and Marines into Afghanistan.
AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr urged Iraq's parliament to reject a pact that would extend U.S. presence in Iraq for three...
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Jon Soltz | Posted 09.24.2008 | Home
Unfortunately, insurgents in Iraq don't stop shooting at us, or setting IEDs, because our Commander in Chief needs a breather to figure out Wall Street.
New York Times | STEVEN LEE MYERS and SAM DAGHER | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
An agreement to extend the American military mandate in Iraq beyond this year -- near completion only a month ago -- has stalled over objections by Ir...
Greg Mitchell | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics
Today, Sen. Bob Casey released the following statement after being informed by the Pentagon's Inspector General that 18 individuals have been electrocuted in Iraq.
AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 09.04.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Bush's top defense advisers have recommended he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year contrary to...
New York Times | MICHAEL KAMBER and TIM ARANGO | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics
The case of a freelance photographer in Iraq who was barred from covering the Marines after he posted photos on the Internet of several of them dead h...
AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military said Friday that bullets fired by American soldiers killed the 14-year-old son of the chief editor of a U.S.-sponsor...
AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top military officer said Wednesday that he is likely to recommend further troop reductions in Iraq this fall. Adm....
Max Bergmann | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
McCain has come around to the long held position of progressives that we need more troops in Afghanistan. McCain's change in position is welcome, but where are the troops going to come from?
Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics
The fall-off in violence in Iraq had almost nothing to do with the increase in American troop levels -- and everything to do with actually talking with and supporting the previous insurgents.
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 07.11.2008 | Media
Jon Friedman disagrees with Lara Logan: American news shows are great, he says! He watches 'em and has no desire to blow his brains out, like Lara Log...
David Fiderer | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics
From its inception, the Iraq war strategy was like a plan to fly across the Pacific without enough fuel to get to the other side. The surge made the plane fly faster. Our troops are the jet fuel.
Cheryl Saban | Posted 07.04.2008 | Living
Our July 4th celebrations always include a variety of comfort foods, music, and some splashing in the ocean or in a pool somewhere, and a place to watch fireworks. This year, things are different.
McClatchy | Hannah Allam | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics
Outraged Iraqi officials demanded an investigation into an early morning U.S. military raid Friday near the birthplace of Prime Minister Nouri al Mali...
AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is preparing to order roughly 30,000 troops to Iraq early next year in a move that would allow the U.S. to maintain 15...
AP | STEPHEN GRAHAM | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics
KABUL, Afghanistan — Roadside bombs killed five foreign troops and five government soldiers Saturday, part of a surge of violence that has made ...
The Daily Show | Posted 06.18.2008 | Media
On last night's Daily Show, Lara Logan, CBS's Chief Foreign Correspondent, spoke out against the coverage of the Iraq War by the American press. At a...
Tina Fey graces the cover of the January issue of Vanity Fair, and in an...
UPDATE 12/2: Marc Ambinder is reporting that Jeb Bush is considering a run for the Senate to...
President Bush let it all out today during an interview with ABC News' Charlie...
this just in: Governor Palin Neglects Alaska Duties for Partisan Stumping on...
The following is Part I of Sean Penn's piece, Mountain of Snakes (Read Part II here) The
Pardon the metaphor, but Obama is trying to put lipstick on the pig that is US...
President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden met in Philadelphia...
After a 12-day hiatus, Sarah Palin stepped back into the spotlight on Monday to...
Last night, CNN's Campbell Brown criticized President-elect...
DALLAS — Of all the cajoling, snide remarks and...
Now that Americans have footed the bill for more than a...
CHICAGO — Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes...
Dear President-elect and Mrs. Obama: I know that the greening of the White House...
Reuters | David Morgan | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics