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Jimmy Carter and History

…international incidents like the Iranian hostage crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan led to rallies in support for Carter, but as the crises lingered, Carter’s ratings sagged, and Ronald…

History and Now, and Beyond

…wrong when they do. When they don’t, we are more likely to get calamitous, irreversible mistakes like the Spanish-American War, World War One (WWI), the Vietnam War, the Afghanistan and…

Lt. Col. Daniel L. Davis

…the New York Times’ Scott Shane published a bombshell piece about Lt. Colonel Daniel Davis, a 17-year Army veteran recently returned from a second tour in Afghanistan. According to the…

A tax thought…A Modest Tax Proposal

…Iraq (unnecessary) and Afghanistan (overextended) funded entirely by debt. So, the following proposal. A 3% surtax on taxable incomes over $75,000 until the cost of both wars is paid. This…

In Bed With the U.S. Army

Ann Jones: In Bed With the U.S. Army TomDispatch regular Ann Jones approaches Afghanistan and the American war effort from quite a different perspective. She’s proven a rarity in the…

Can the U.S. Government do anything right ?

…than double the cost so it is still chicken feed compared to the cost of the war). I guess the people smuggling opium out of Afghanistan will maybe smuggle wheat…