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Iran Hawks: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks with reporters after a briefing from Trump administration officials on the U.S. strikes on Iran at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026.

Cocky Iran Hawks Forget the History of Blowback

by Bill Scher March 10, 2026March 10, 2026

Bombing Iran may be the easy part. What hawks refuse to reckon with is everything that comes next.

Was Obama Correct to Not Strike Syria?

by Bill Scher December 10, 2024December 10, 2024

Books

Stop Thanking Vets and Start Listening To Them

by Thomas E. Ricks June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

Afghanistan Desperate Times Photo Gallery

What the Left and the Right Get Wrong About Afghanistan

by Lauren Wolfe January 1, 2022January 12, 2022

Afghanistan Hunger

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Afghanistan Is Sliding Into Famine

by Lauren Wolfe November 25, 2021January 12, 2022

Afghanistan

How to Keep the U.S. From Forgetting About Afghanistan

by Annie Pforzheimer October 14, 2021January 12, 2022

Joe Biden at UN

Featured, Political Animal, Politics

Two Cheers for Biden at the UN

by Matthew Cooper September 21, 2021January 12, 2022

Afghanistan Evacuees

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How the U.S. Can Still Save Allied Afghans Left Behind

by James Bruno September 14, 2021January 12, 2022

Joe Biden

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Why Should Biden Take the Fall for Trump’s Sweetheart Deal with the Taliban?

by David Atkins September 14, 2021January 12, 2022

Joe Biden

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After Afghanistan Withdrawal, Biden Lashes Out at Critics

by Matthew Cooper September 1, 2021January 9, 2022