Tag: Afghanistan

A year of forever war in review.

The cost of the global so-called war on terror will soon surpass $6 trillion.

17 years of war (and more to come).

What has the US really gained in this ongoing, never-ending travesty? And by what measurement do we assess any progress?

“So think of this as the war piece to end all war pieces. And let the repetition begin!"

Special ops, generational struggle, and the Cooperstown of commandos.

It may seem cynical to say so, but after almost 18 years of occupation, it sometimes seems that an entire country, one of the poorest in the world, has been turned into a kind of live fire training ground for U.S. and allied forces.

"We attack them not for what they do but because we see them as being different from us. We must eradicate them to save ourselves."

In many countries, covering up war crimes would itself merit prosecution; in Washington, it earns a promotion.

Bad as things are right now, experience tells us – or at least our military commanders swear to it – that they’ll get better sooner or later.