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In 2010, the United States and its allies continued to shift the military focus from Iraq to Afghanistan.
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On the Battle Field, Saving Energy Can Save Lives
Simple efficiency steps in Afghanistan would mean fewer risky, expensive fuel convoys.
January 13, 2011Christians Under Siege in Egypt and Iraq
The governments of Egypt and Iraq need to do more to provide security for their Christian citizens.
January 6, 2011For Many Returning Veterans, Home Is Where the Trouble Is
The web of support for ex-soldiers needs to be wider and stronger.
January 3, 2011An Iraqi Government, Finally
The leadership, which includes all of Iraq’s major communities, must now work hard to make progress on the country’s many problems.
December 29, 2010States of Conflict: An Update
It is fairly straightforward to summarize the past year in Iraq and Pakistan, but a more complicated matter for Afghanistan.
December 27, 2010What We Must Do for Iraq Now
Iraq still needs American help to strengthen its security forces and get its new government running smoothly.
November 21, 2010
Dining Out on Different Budgets
Views from readers, responses from the staff and thoughts from Arthur S. Brisbane, the public editor.
November 21, 2010Sharing Secrets at Arm’s Length
Among The Times’s challenges in handling the “War Logs”: keeping distance between itself and WikiLeaks.
October 31, 2010
The Way We Treat Our Troops
The idea that hardly anyone is paying attention to the burden being shouldered by America’s soldiers at war is beyond appalling.
October 23, 2010Iraq’s Stalemate
Iraqis still don’t have a government. Resentments and mistrust are growing. That’s dangerous.
October 20, 2010
The Wars That America Forgot About
Why aren’t Iraq and Afghanistan campaign issues?
October 18, 2010
The Unfair Game
An acid flashback to a time when White House aides behaved acidicly.
October 13, 2010Lamentable Speech
Strong language about large issues should be protected, even when it is hard to do so.
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For Op-Ed’s 40th anniversary, an adaptation of an essay by seven soldiers in Iraq.
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