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New Bush Library, same old Bush record
It was inspiring to see them side by side at Southern Methodist University in Dallas: Presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. For their service to this country, we are indebted to each one of them. It'...
Tags: Barack Obama, Libraries, George Washington, Republican Party, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Anonymous murder from a safe distance
William PfaffPARIS -- War is war and murder is murder. The law draws the distinction. The American armed drone is a weapons system of war, not of policemen. And even if it were a police weapon (as it may, one fears, become in the future), the United States...Tags: Israel, U.S. Congress, September 11, 2001 Attacks, NATO, Government
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Hagel's challenge
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator from Nebraska who survived a stormy confirmation hearing to become the new secretary of defense, had a coming-out party of sorts Wednesday before the National Defense University, the government's...Tags: Defense, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Jules Witcover
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Bad to worse in Afghanistan
Over 11 years, the United States has expended more than 2,000 lives and $620 billion fighting the war in Afghanistan and supporting the government of President Hamid Karzai. And what have we accomplished? You can get an idea from Karzai's statement...
Tags: Government, Taliban, Afghanistan, National Government, Hamid Karzai
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Joel Brinkley: No reason to postpone Afghanistan withdrawal
American VoicesThe generals and Pentagon officials who manage the Afghan war should take note: A few days ago, Yemen's Interior Ministry announced that government forces had arrested a senior al-Qaeda operative -- "one of the most dangerous criminal elements in al Qaeda...Tags: Pakistan, Mali, Taliban, Kabul (Afghanistan), Barack Obama
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Ceremonies, reflection mark 9/11 remembrance
Amid solemn commemorations on Tuesday's 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President Barack Obama and other leaders emphasized how America has emerged stronger from the devastation that killed more than 2,900 people and forever changed the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Democratic Party, Arlington (Staten Island, New York), The Pentagon
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US weighs Syrian intervention, despite the consequences
William PfaffPARIS -- The present debate in the United States over making policy for a Middle East that has been profoundly changed by the events of the past three years unhappily echoes past policies that failed. They were intended to promote democracy and usually...Tags: Pakistan, Iran, Bashar Assad, Israel, Palestine
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Syrian intervention: Some questions
WASHINGTON -- For all the armchair generals advocating U.S. military intervention in Syria, I have a few questions: Is human suffering the reason for the United States to act? That is the noblest and most altruistic of motives, and the estimated 70,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Bashar Assad, United Nations, Central Intelligence Agency, Afghanistan
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Obama cleans up Bush's national-security mess
In the days after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration made clear to the world that it had the Islamic Republic of Iran in its sights. Condoleezza Rice, who was then President George W. Bush's national security adviser, issued this warning in...Tags: Barack Obama, Defense Equipment, Bashar Assad, Condoleezza Rice, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Obama's place in history already assured
William PfaffPARIS -- The overall failure of American foreign policy during the first Obama presidency was foreseeable. Mr. Obama had been a law professor and an urban organizer. He took his foreign policy views from reading the newspapers, and he appointed as his...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, George W. Bush, France, White House
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Joel Brinkley: Afghan training mission continues to lose ground
American VoicesIn its most recent semi-annual report to Congress on the Afghan war, the Pentagon offered ebullient enthusiasm for the Afghan defense ministry's battle against "widespread corruption." Minister of Defense Abdul Rahim Wardak, the report boasted, "has...Tags: Armed Conflicts, The Pentagon, International Organizations, NATO, Entertainment Events
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The continuing Afghanistan failure
The last two days have been a very bad spell in Afghanistan, with bombings that killed seven U.S. troops along with Afghan soldiers, police and civilians. But then, are there ever good days in Afghanistan? Dexter Filkins' piece in the July 9 & 16 New...
Tags: Steve Chapman, Taliban, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 5, 2013
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Mar 13, 2013
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Dec 11, 2012
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Sep 11, 2012
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May 7, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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Jan 22, 2013
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Aug 14, 2012
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Jul 9, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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