David Sirota, AlterNet. October 5, 2009. The debate over Afghanistan sharpens that question about who "the deciders" should be -- elected officials or the military?
ZP Heller, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. September 30, 2009. Warning: Some graphic images.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal told Congress that the measure of success in Afghanistan should be "the number of Afghans shielded from violence." Fail.
Jeff Huber, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. September 29, 2009. There has never been such thing as a triumphant counter-insurgency strategy. Why are we deluding ourselves?
Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. September 23, 2009. Sources say Stanley McChrystal may consider quitting if Obama fails to give him 15,000 additional troops in Afghanistan.
Guy T. Saperstein, AlterNet. September 23, 2009. Obama's war zone commanders are trying to box in his options and have him send thousands more troops to Afghanistan. Here's why he shouldn't give in to the pressure.
Thom Shahker and Eric Schmitt, The New York Times June 10, 2009. The new commander in Afghanistan has a wide berth to hand-pick a dream team of subordinates as he moves to carry out a new strategy involving attacks on Taliban fighters and narcotic networks.
James Petras, Axis of Logic. May 18, 2009. Obama's appointment of General Stanley McChrystal reflects a grave new military escalation of his Afghanistan war.
