A tainted tale coming from a Mattisian hawk, but believable enough. This kind of disinterest is likely to be the closest thing we ever see to antiwar sentiment on the part of an American president in our lifetimes. What a world.
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10/4/19 Adam Wunische on the Real Costs of the War in Afghanistan
Adam Wunische joins the show to discuss his work in assessing the true costs of the war in Afghanistan and the future of the American military there. He and Scott remind us that most metrics used to describe the costs of war assume that you can put a value on the loss...
Trump Increases Strikes Against Afghanistan
The war he wanted out of the most. At least they're talking again.
It’s Not About Osama bin Laden
On FPF #401, I argue that the war on terror is not about stopping and killing terrorists. From Afghanistan to the TSA at your local airport, what the government is doing to "prevent terrorism" is not about stopping the next 9/11. Most Americans still believe the...
Joint US-Afghan Strike Kills 40 Civilians at Wedding
For the second time in a week, a US military operation in Afghanistan has ended with a large number of civilians dead, and US officials offering very dubious arguments as to why it wasn’t their fault. The Sunday night attack saw US and Afghan commandos raid a house in...
US Claims to Kill ‘Al Qaeda’ Fighters in Afghanistan
Yeah right. USA needs an excuse for killing 40 civilians at a wedding the day after killing 30 civilian pine nut-pickers. So: Al Qaeda! In this Fox News piece they don't even pretend the "al Qaeda" guys they killed were Arab friends of Osama at all. One was Pakistani....
Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan
via Pete. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=MBFrb3EcJeA
McRaven: We’re Going to Be in Afghanistan ‘For a Very Long Time’
U.S. presidential election, nothing. The Pentagon wants to stay in Afghanistan, the Pentagon is staying in Afghanistan.
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