The Afghanistan Pentagon Papers

The war in Afghanistan, America’s longest, has cost about 2,300 US lives, over 20,000 wounded, and about $1 trillion. Now, thanks to the persistence of the Washington Post, we have an abundance of interviews which, like the Pentagon Papers, reveal the enormous...

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The Lies That Keep America at War

Originally appeared at The American Conservative.An extensive investigation by The Washington Post into a trove of confidential documents has found that the government has been deliberately misleading the public about the war in Afghanistan with dishonest claims of...

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Endless War Degrades the Military

Originally appeared at The American Conservative.TAC contributor Gil Barndollar calls attention to the damage that endless war is doing to the military:The president has been rightly excoriated for these pardons, which dishonor the U.S. military and may degrade good...

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