President Trump could be on his way out, but he’s still making waves in D.C. Last week, Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper. This set minds ablaze: why would Trump fire the defense secretary with only days …
Read moreTrump Should Definitely Pull US Troops Out of Afghanistan
Pat Buchanan, When a Wall Street Journal editorial warned this week against any precipitous U.S. withdrawal that might imperil our gains in Afghanistan, an exasperated President Trump shot back: “Could someone please explain to them …
The United States signed a deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan and represent a step toward ending the 18-year-war in the …
Read moreU.S. and Taliban sign troop withdrawal deal; now comes the hard part
A senior U.S. official said Friday the United States and the Taliban have reached a truce agreement that will take effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops from Afghanistan. The official …
Read moreOfficial says US, Taliban reach Afghan truce agreement
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of working to thwart efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, but he offered no specific details to support his allegation. Pompeo leveled his charge amid …
Read morePompeo accuses Iran of undermining Afghanistan peace efforts
Kurt Schlichter, Surprising no one, recent revelations demonstrate that not only is Afghanistan a hopeless wreck but our glorious foreign policy elite has been lying about it for going on two decades. Remember, these people …
Steve Chapman, The United States is the most powerful military power in the history of the world. Yet somehow we can’t win a war. In this century, we have undertaken two major ones: Afghanistan and …
Joseph Laughon, The Bush and Obama administrations lied about the war—systematically—for two decades. Washington Post published its story on the Afghanistan papers: 2,000 pages of interview notes of those involved in the war effort. It …
Read moreThe Afghanistan Papers Show The Swamp At Its Worst.