The Iraq War is over. Now, watch the retroactive mythmaking begin, just as happened after America’s similar defeat in Vietnam.
People Fight for Freedom. Markets Panic.
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As Egyptians revolt against President Hosni Mubarek, news accounts warn that “instability” threatens stock market volatility. How much does this reveal about our economic system?
Don’t Ask, Don’t Care
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It seems appropriate this Memorial Day to think about all the gays and lesbians who died for their country, which insisted that they lie about who they were.
Post-Afghan War Traumatic Stress
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Where’s the glory in fighting a war using drone planes? Wonder why Pakistanis have so much contempt for us?
Heroes of the Afghan War
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As Obama revs up his Afghan surge, let us all take a moment to salute the true heroes who have been fighting the war since 2001.
Support the Ex-Troops
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A growing number of Iraq War veterans are turning up homeless. Originally I was just going to republish the cartoon I did predicting that this would happen, which I drew at the height of the Yoo-Ess-Ay-Rocks hype in 2003, but I couldn’t find it in time for my deadline. Besides, this point is one I wanted to make in more than as an “I told you so.” “Support the troops,” always a meaningless phrase, has been rendered obsolete by Iraq vet homelessness.
