Axis of Agreement Watch: Joe Klein’s “Lucky” Strategy
Joe Klein urges Obama to play chicken with Congress over the war in Afghanistan.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Defeat MAGA
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McChrystal’s revenge: Everyone hates Karl Eikenberry
In the wake of General McChrystal's firing, supporters of his counterinsurgency strategy have shifted to the blame game. Their target? US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry. But is Eikenberry really at fault, or has he been right all along?
Rethink Afghanistan: Broken Government’s Body Count
The government is broken, in Afghanistan and the United States, and if we don't use government the way it's supposed to function, if we continue to play media games with our politics, the death toll will only get worse.
Election 2010: “Lefty Insurgents” and the phony revolution
Today's elections have nothing to do with throwing out incumbents and everything to do with affirming the status quo. Not a single candidate who opposes the war in Afghanistan is expected to win. It will take a lot more than partisan primaries to end the war.
Size doesn’t matter: Missing the point of ISAF’s failure in Marja
The problem is not the population of Marja, or it's strategic significance. As long as we continue using military force and propping up a corrupt, illegitimate government, we will continue to fail.