Afghanistan Signs Cluster Bomb Treaty
By Matt Zeitlin - Dec 3rd, 2008 at 2:20 pmOne of the ravages of modern warfare is the cluster bomb. The way most of these bombs work is by spraying “bomblets” all over the…
Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’
Endgame in Sight?
By Jesse Singal - Nov 25th, 2008 at 3:11 pmVia Spencer Ackerman, the AP reports:
President Hamid Karzai told a visiting U.N. Security Council delegation Tuesday that the international community should set a timeline…
Thinking Twice About Air Power in Afghanistan
By Matt Zeitlin - Oct 16th, 2008 at 12:50 pmVia Robert Farley, NATO has mandated that its troops in Afghanistan be more selective in their use of air power:
Brig. Gen. Richard Blanchette, NATO’s…
The Weekly Standard Trots Out Some Familiar, False Ideas About Terrorism
By Jesse Singal - Sep 30th, 2008 at 4:13 pmJamie Kirchick’s piece in the current issue of The Weekly Standard is worth responding to, as it perfectly encapsulates much of what’s flawed about the…
The Next Move in Afghanistan?
By Rob Anderson - Sep 22nd, 2008 at 1:09 pmAt this point, President Bush, John McCain, and Barack Obama all agree that a surge of troops is needed in Afghanistan to ensure that the…
Prediction: The Republicans Will Play the Afghanistan Card
By Austin Thompson - Aug 29th, 2008 at 11:24 amOn Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention, the Democrats focused on security but left an opening for John McCain and the Republicans to attack…
The Iraq War Goes to Afghanistan
By Rashi Kesarwani - Aug 11th, 2008 at 11:49 amAs Democrats and Republicans prepare to transfer troops from Iraq to Afghanistan in the next administration, the mainstream media and Barack Obama have taken to…
Our Friends, the ISI
By Matt Zeitlin - Aug 1st, 2008 at 10:35 amOne of the first moves in the war on terror was embracing Pakistan by giving it billions of dollars in military aid in exchange for…
Pakistan Cozies Up To the Taliban
By Jesse Singal - Jun 2nd, 2008 at 10:21 amIn a story that should surprise no one, The New York Times reports that the Taliban is alive and kicking in Pakistan. And they’re not…
