Afghanistan Was Lost Long Ago
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – If we go beyond the hysterics, accusations and posturing that followed the...
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US Leaving Afghanistan Is About Politics, Not Geopolitics
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – Here we go. After some debate within his administration, President Joe Biden...
U.S. Surrender In Afghanistan
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – The historic news is buried in short articles inside major newspapers. If...
America Lost Its Ill-Conceived War in Afghanistan
By Paolo von Schirach – WASHINGTON – The longest American war is finally coming to an (unhappy) end. America...
Afghanistan Among The Most Corrupt Countries In The World This war-torn country tops the Transparency International Corruption list. Massive amounts of foreign aid made things worse
WASHINGTON – Remember Afghanistan? Yes, that sorry nation in Asia, sandwiched between Iran and Pakistan. Presidential candidate Barack Obama,...
Sargent Bowe Bergdhal Charged With Desertion President Obama had told us that he was a war hero
WASHINGTON – Remember Sargent Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who had been a Taliban prisoner for 5 years and then...
Lessons of 9/11: Stay Vigilant, Improve US Intelligence It is impossible to "win" an aasymmetric conflict in which the other side always has the advantage of surprise
WASHINGTON – The 9/11 attacks brought home the simple but unpleasant truth that America and Americans are easy, vulnerable...
The Bergdahl Release Fiasco This US soldier is now charged with desertion. Yet the White House stated that he had served with "honor and distinction"
WASHINGTON – It is now official that Sgt. Bowe Bergdhal, held prisoner by the Taliban for many years, has...
With An Unresolved Election, Things Are Getting Worse In Afghanistan Once again, the Obama administration is in a reactive mode. Nobody saw this crisis coming
WASHINGTON – The Obama “Afghanistan exit strategy” was based on two major assumptions. Number 1: The US and its NATO allies...
Susan Rice: Bergdahl Served With “Honor And Distinction” Because He Volunteered – Really? This attempt to explain a serious error makes her look foolish
WASHINGTON – The whole “liberation of Bowe Bergdahl” operation was supposed to be good public relations for President Obama....