Members of Congress say: Leave Iraq this year
Less than 50,000 U.S. troops now remain in Iraq. The Pentagon has been encouraging the Iraqi government to ask for an extension of their presence.
Washington's physics problem in Iraq
There's a growing bipartisan consensus in favor of a "residual" occupation without any open debate about the merits of this dangerous and expensive plan.
Real peace and fake doves
Public pressure will be essential to bring all the troops home, but another big struggle will be to ensure that the war dollars are used to create jobs and fund human needs.
Peace leader: Obama pullout speech a beginning to build on
Judith LeBlanc, field director of Peace Action, said President Obama reflected the views of a majority when he called for "nation-building here at home" in his June 22 speech announcing troop withdrawals from Afghanistan.
Mayors call for quick end to Afghan war
The U.S. Conference of Mayors approved a resolution June 20 calling for a quick end to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and transfer of the money to job-creating programs in our nation's cities.
Who should pay for the Iraq war?
On a trip to Baghdad last week, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., enraged Iraqi officials by saying that Iraq should repay the U.S. for the cost of the war.
Time to come home from Iraq
With Libya and Afghanistan dominating headlines these days, it's been hard to focus on Iraq. But the death of five U.S. soldiers in a rocket attack in Baghdad June 6 has galvanized our attention again.
House votes on Libya are mixed bag
A peculiar set of House votes on dueling Libya resolutions last Friday showed Republican maneuvering and Democratic divisions.
Counter-terrorism: the new face of war
The assassination of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden did more than knock off America's Public Enemy Number One, it formalized a new kind of warfare.
House almost passes Afghanistan pullout call
Obama has set July 1 to start the drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, but the amendment's supporters fear that as few as 5,000 troops may be withdrawn initially.
