By Christopher Preble
Secretary Panetta’s announcement that the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan will end as early as mid-2013 is a positive development. But it is long overdue and still leaves too many questions unanswered. After more than ten years of war in Afghanistan, the administration should follow through on its commitment to end combat operations and withdraw [...]
On Afghanistan, Panetta Leaves Questions Unanswered is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Christopher Preble
The GOP presidential candidates will participate in yet another debate tonight from South Carolina in anticipation of the primary there on Saturday. I hope that the moderator, CNN’s John King, will bring up some of the major national security issues at hand, namely military spending. Out of all the GOP contenders, it is clear that [...]
Tonight on Stossel: Ron Paul, War, and Military Spending is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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By Tim Lynch
Here are two newspaper accounts about the conclusion of the Iraq war: The New York Times: “Almost nine years after the first American tanks began massing on the Iraq border, the Pentagon declared an official end to its mission here, closing a troubled conflict that helped reshape American politics and left a bitter legacy of [...]
The Iraq War: 20 Years, Not 9 is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
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