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Sen. Merkley’s Harm Reduction Plan for Afghanistan Would Save Lives and Billions

November 21, 2011Daily NewsAfghanistan War, foreign policy, Jeff Merkley, medicare, rand paul, Richard Lugar, Social security, Supercommittee, Tom Udall

If Senator Jeff Merkley’s "expedite the drawdown from Afghanistan" amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act makes a strong showing, that could tip the Obama Administration towards a faster drawdown. That would likely save hundreds of American and Afghan lives – not to mention all the people who wouldn’t be physically and psychologically maimed…

Congress Must Debate the Libya War

March 21, 2011CommentaryAmr Moussa, Arab League, Barack Obama, congress, john larson, libya, Richard Lugar, UN Security Council, war with iran

The U.S. is now at war in a third Muslim country, according to the "official tally" (that is, counting Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya but not Pakistan or Yemen, for example.) But Congress has never authorized or debated the U.S. military intervention in Libya. (A sharply disputed claim holds that the Pakistan and Yemen actions are…

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