Tag: War
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Out of the Fog
Operation Babylift was an earnest attempt to save children during the fall of Saigon. Decades later, a generation of adoptees wrestles with the aftermath.
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“There Will Be No Mercy”
When Ethiopia’s government launched a brutal two-year war in Tigray, the region’s largest hospital was overrun with victims. The medical staff risked everything to treat the wounded—and believe the world ignored a genocide.
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The Iraq War: Amnesia, Phobia, and Learning
The conflict offers valuable lessons on how to fight insurgents, win over civilians, and otherwise stabilize foreign lands.
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The Surge Fallacy
Having misunderstood the Iraq War, U.S. Republicans are taking a dangerously hawkish turn on foreign policy.
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The Challenge of Teaching War to Today’s Students
Today’s youth aren’t interested in learning about the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts that have shaped recent history—but an Iraq war veteran-turned-teacher warns that the results of an uninformed generation could be dangerous.
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Zombie Iraq War: Why Haven’t We Repealed the Authorization to Fight There?
Congress can’t even manage to definitively end an unpopular war that the president long ago declared over.
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American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran
The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.
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The Iraq War Reconsidered
The U.S.-led invasion was a grave and costly error. But 20 years on, another assessment is possible.