Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC and co-author of Ending the US War in Afghanistan: A Primer
PROFILE
Phyllis Bennis
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FROM Phyllis Bennis
Which Way, L.A.?
Afghanistan, the New Vietnam? President Obama kicks off a series of meetings tomorrow with the National Security Council about strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Will Obama agree to the military's request for a troop surge? What effect will the dispute over Afghanistan's recent presidential election have on US policy? As American public support for the war in Afghanistan declines, will the President be more likely to pay attention to anti-war activists than his predecessor did? Will Afghanistan become Obama's Vietnam?
To the Point
Afghanistan, the New Vietnam? President Obama kicks off a series of meetings tomorrow with the National Security Council about strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Will Obama agree to the military's request for a troop surge? What effect will the dispute over Afghanistan's recent presidential election have on US policy? As American public support for the war in Afghanistan declines, will the President be more likely to pay attention to anti-war activists than his predecessor did? Will Afghanistan become Obama's Vietnam?
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Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.
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