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When the war in Afghanistan began ten years ago this week, four of my five grandchildren weren’t even born yet. The US has now been at war for their entire lives. Over that time, I have given [...]

The 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan is next week, on October 7. Have you been thinking of which story you’d like to share in our online slideshow, “Your life in the decade [...]

We’ll hit 10 years of war in Afghanistan on October 7th. Think about it. What does it really mean to spend an entire decade at war? A generation of American kids is too young to remember a [...]

“Dammit, make a decision.” These are the words new Defense Secretary Panetta had for the Iraqi government, pushing them to decide whether to keep American troops in Iraq beyond the December 31, [...]

The debate about raising the debt ceiling is mercifully over, though few people seem happy with the final outcome. Much of the debate about the deal has focused on domestic spending and [...]

There has been troubling talk within the Obama administration about the possibility of keeping troops in Iraq beyond the December 31, 2011, deadline (with some in the administration practically [...]

The last week in June, Peace Action West joined with groups around Oregon to present two wonderful speakers on Afghanistan: Matthew Hoh, Director of the Afghanistan Study Group and former Marine [...]

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Pentagon’s gargantuan $649 billion budget, at a time when other departments are facing draconian cuts. Many representatives used the bill as an [...]

Our pressure on Congress is working. And because people like you are making their voice heard, this week we have a shot at letting the president know that opposition to the war isn’t going [...]

A great deal of our work in recent months has been focused on pushing Congress to pressure the Obama administration to end the war in Afghanistan. We saw this pay off with the strongest vote ever [...]