Inside the president’s long list of broken promises to the military.
Afghanistan
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Trump Cannot Be Convinced to Confront Russia
He would rather pull the U.S. military out of Germany than stop Putin from killing our troops.
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A Reality Check As the U.S. Prepares to Exit Afghanistan
ISIS bombing an Afghani wedding is a reminder that terrorists will fill the vacuum we leave behind.
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Donald Trump’s Dangerous Empathy Deficit
The president wants you to think he cares about A$AP Rocky. He doesn’t.
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Will the Trump Administration Abandon Afghan Women?
U.S. negotiators won’t bring stability to Afghanistan if they ignore women’s rights.
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If Trump Is Not a Russian Asset, What Explains His Behavior?
On at least three occasions, the president has promoted Putin’s propaganda.
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Afghan President Firmly Rejects Erik Prince’s War Privatization Plan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says “under no circumstances will the Afghan government and people allow the counterterrorism fight to become a private, for-profit business” run by Erik Prince.
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Our Troops Are Still Dying in Afghanistan. For What?
America’s longest-running war is a lost cause. The Trump administration should get us out of it.
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Will Mattis Allow Trump to Start Privatizing the Military?
Trump is frustrated with the situation in Afghanistan and might turn things over to Erik Prince.
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The End of Stanley McChrystal’s War on Poverty
In the 2000s, neocons tried nation-building abroad while dismantling the nation at home. Trump is ending the former, but continuing the latter.
