Tag: Afghanistan
“Mayhem”: Chaotic scenes at Kabul airport as suicide bombs kill 110+...
Thursday was the deadliest day for U.S. forces in Afghanistan in a decade.
America’s merchants of death then—and now
More Afghan-like tragedies will be inevitable until we squeeze the personal profit out of prepping for war.
Does the future belong to the Taliban?
Afghanistan is not the only place at risk of takeover by extremists.
Biden could have spared Afghanistan and US 6 months of pointless...
The Taliban opted to push the U.S. out, understandably not believing that Biden was anymore sincere about ending the war and leaving their country than were presidents Bush, Obama or Trump before him.
Biden must call off the B-52s bombing Afghan cities
As we approach the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we should reflect on how the Bush administration exploited the U.S. public’s thirst for revenge to unleash this bloody, tragic and utterly futile 20-year war.
Why the US won’t be able to shirk moral responsibility in...
There are significant moral costs at stake in either remaining in or withdrawing from Afghanistan.
After 20 years and over $2.6 trillion, the US has lost...
And we still aren’t truly leaving, as Biden says bombings will still continue, as will “over the horizon” attacks on the Taliban.
America’s Afghan war is over, so what about Iraq—and Iran?
Let’s hope Biden has learned another history lesson: That the United States should stop invading and attacking other countries.
Corporate media oppose Afghan control of Afghanistan
Establishment reporting over the future of Afghanistan after Biden’s announcement demonstrated the imperialist mindset of corporate journalists.
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