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9/11 militarized law enforcement and made every American a suspect

By Christopher J. Coyne on Sep 06, 2021 03:31 am

While a country grieved, a surveillance state bloomed and began eating away at our basic Constitutional liberties.
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Do the right thing: talk with the Taliban and lift sanctions on aid

By Adam Weinstein on Sep 04, 2021 11:07 am

Humanitarian assistance cannot depend on whether the insurgent group forms a government or what it looks like.
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9/11 wasn’t the Pearl Harbor of our generation

By Matthew Warshauer on Sep 03, 2021 03:45 am

But it was a trap laid by Osama bin Laden that only Washington could spring. And it did.
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What if the US didn’t go to war in Afghanistan after 9/11?

By John Mueller on Sep 03, 2021 03:00 am

For President Bush, the only option was revenge, but an alternative path was available.
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Top defense firms spend $1B on lobbying during Afghan war, see $2T return

By Eli Clifton on Sep 02, 2021 04:21 pm

Everyone except the military industrial complex lost the 'war on terror.'
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Lawmakers pave way for $1.2 trillion in new military spending over next 10 years

By Andrew Lautz on Sep 02, 2021 08:39 am

A $23.9 billion addition to the NDAA would have a greater longterm impact than Congress wants to acknowledge.
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New poll finds majority of Americans open to sending troops to defend Taiwan

By Daniel Larison on Sep 02, 2021 03:41 am

One can only surmise that a combination of saber rattling and fear mongering over China has truly had an effect.
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What’s next for the heroin trade in Afghanistan?

By Anatol Lieven on Sep 01, 2021 03:00 am

The Taliban may be talked out of poppy production if the price is right.
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How will the US react to Duterte’s power grab in the Philippines?

By Carolyn Nash on Sep 01, 2021 03:00 am

Congress is ahead of the Biden administration with a proposal to cut military aid.
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