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Freeing Up Resources…for More War
Hours after President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress, The New York Times printed the news that he plans to gradually withdraw "American combat forces" from Iraq during the next 18 months. The newspaper reported that the advantages of the pullout will include "relieving the strain on the armed forces and freeing up…
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Afghanistan, the Next U.S. Quagmire?
by Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 (IPS) – The United States is planning to send an additional 17,000 troops to one of the world's most battle-scarred nations – Afghanistan – long described as "a graveyard of empires". First, it was the British Empire, and then the Soviet Union. So, will the United States be…
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Why Are We Still at War?
The United States began its war in Afghanistan 88 months ago. "The war on terror" has no sunset clause. As a perpetual emotion machine, it offers to avenge what can never heal and to fix grief that is irreparable. For the crimes against humanity committed on Sept. 11, 2001, countless others are to follow, with…
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Forty-Four Years Later, LBJ’s Ghost Hovers Over the 44th President
A few days after the inauguration, in a piece celebrating the arrival of the Obama administration, New York Times columnist Bob Herbert wrote that the new president has clearly signaled "No more crazy wars." I wish. Last week – and 44 years ago – there were many reasons to celebrate the inauguration of a president…