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11.12.2009 9:00 pm

Reality and Afghanistan: It’s time to leave.

A wounded soldier from the 10th Mountain Division is evacuated from Afghanistan's Wardark Province in August. (David Goldman/AP)

A wounded soldier from the 10th Mountain Division is evacuated from Afghanistan in August. (David Goldman/AP)

For decades historians have argued whether, had he lived, President John F. Kennedy would have sent the nation full tilt into Vietnam the way President Lyndon…

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10.06.2009 9:01 pm

Afghanistan: It’s not just about “more troops.”

R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch

R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch

Americans are being ill-served by the nature of the debate over President Barack Obama’s pending decision about the future of America’s efforts in Afghanistan.

No matter what you may have heard on talk radio or cable news, or read on…

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09.21.2009 9:01 pm

McChrystal clear: Even with more troops, victory not certain

R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch

R.J. Matson/Post-Dispatch

To read Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal’s assessment of the war in Afghanistan is to reach some disturbing conclusions about a conflict in which the United States has been engaged for eight years:

  • It’s not really a “war” after all, but…
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