Afghan War

September 11th Didn't Change the World. September 12th Did

September 2011
Phyllis Bennis

It wasn’t the events of September 11th that changed the world, but the events of September 12th and beyond, when the Bush administration took the world to war in response; that changed the world, and continues to threaten U.S. and global security, and shred U.S. democracy.

Staying in Afghanistan: Unending occupation

August 2011
Ross Eventon

While the US focuses on consolidating its permanent military presence in Afghanistan, designed to guard and exploit Central Asian energy reserves, its earlier rational "to fight terrorism" is a faded memory. Afghanis, meanwhile, continue to lose their lives and humanitarian conditions worsen.

The Afghanistan War in the Mirror of the Tet Offensive

August 2011
Richard Falk

U.S. foreign policy still fails to incorporate the lessons learned from the Tet Offensive. The refusal to admit goals weren't achieved in Afghanistan is frustrating to say the least.

Obama offers token troop withdrawals in Afghanistan while maintaining "war on terror” mindset

June 2011
Phyllis Bennis

President Obama passed up an opportunity to end the war in Afghanistan and respect the views of the vast majority of the American people.