In a move reminiscent of the Veitnam era leak of the Pentagon Papers, Wikileaks has released thousands of pages of documents about the war in Iraq. Much like the Pentagon Papers, the Wikileaks reports show how little the public really knew about the war and how it was conducted. Many more civilian casualties than the [...]

President Obama announced the other day that he is still studying his options before committing more troops to the war in Afghanistan. None of his options are all that appealing. Afghanistan is starting to look eerily like Vietnam: a weak, corrupt government, an entrenched and resolute enemy, difficult terrain, and a lack of popular support [...]