By: Richard Fein
After two decades of fighting, and two trillion dollars spent, a simple cost-benefit comparison cannot justify a continued military occupation of Afghanistan.... read more
Mar
By: Jack Goldsmith and Samuel Moyn
As Congress debates limiting or repealing the Authorizations for Use of Military Force, it's important to remember that until we dismantle the empire's global military footprint, our endless wars are likely to continue.... read more
Mar
By: Charles A. Kupchan and Douglas Lute
Ret. Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute and Processor Charles Kupchan explain why it's imperative that the U.S. withdraw from Afghanistan by May 1, and why conditions in 2021 are secure enough to not require military occupation.... read more
Mar
By: Daniel L. Davis
It was wrong to invade Iraq in 2003, and it was a mistake to go back in 2014. We must finally correct these errors and bring our troops home now, writes ret. Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis.... read more
Mar
By: Congressional Office of Mike Gallagher
In this press release, Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisconsin), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Peter Meijer (R-Michigan), and Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia) announce their introduction of a resolution to repeal the 1957, 1991, and 2002 Authorizations for Use of Military Force.... read more
Mar
By: Adam Weinstein
Adam Weinstein, a Marine who served in Afghanistan, says the United States must keep to the May 1 withdrawal deadline, or we will see an increase in soldier's deaths throughout the summer.... read more
Mar
By: Christian Britschgi
By January 20, 2021, on orders of the President the number of troops in Afghanistan was meant to be down to 2,500. It was revealed this week that due to fudging the numbers, the actual number of American soldiers in Afghanistan is 3,500.... read more
Mar
By: Daniel DePetris
While some proponents of executive supremacy will try to rewrite history (and the Constitution), Dan DePetris makes clear in National Review that the Founding Fathers intended Congress to have authority over war powers.... read more
Mar
By: Danny Sjursen
Ret. Major Danny Sjursen, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, explains how the military's continued presence in Iraq and Syria, where they're coming under rocket attacks, puts their lives at risk for no discernable gains for American safety.... read more
Mar
By: Sean McFate
The F-35 combat aircraft is the most expensive weapons program in history, costing $1.7 trillion. And it doesn't even work. Why does the government allow the weapons industry to rob the American people blind?... read more
Mar
By: Lawrence Wilkerson
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, describes the unfair, corrupt system that enriches the powerful while sending the financially maligned to fight their wars.... read more
Mar
By: Mike Gooding
Despite being an influential member of both the Senate Armed Forces Committee and Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine learned about President Joe Biden's airstrikes on Syria through the news media, demonstrating how little Congress is consulted about our endless wars.... read more
Mar
By: Kathy Gannon
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has concluded that billions of dollars allocated for buildings and vehicles in Afghanistan were lost to waste, fraud, and abuse.... read more
Mar
By: Mark Hannah
For years, Americans have overwhelmingly supported bringing our troops home from Afghanistan. That includes following the withdrawal timetable negotiated by President Trump. Ending our endless wars isn't only good policy, but good politics too.... read more
Mar
By: Don Bolduc
Ret. Brigadier General Don Bolduc tosses out the bad advice of the Afghan Study Group, and recommends staying the course and withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1. ... read more
Mar
