Policy & Strategy

“We ought to stick with the plan that’s been laid out by the administration,” Mitch McConnell said.

Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich said Monday that, given the current conditions in Afghanistan he doesn't "see a path ahead" for reform within the country.

A new poll shows that U.S. public opinion is divided when it comes to how the United States should react to an Israeli attack on Iran.

The New York Times-CBS News poll released Monday evening found that 47 percent of respondents say the United States should support Israel if it were to attack Iran to prevent it from getting nuclear weapons, while 42 percent say Washington should not get involved.

The petition aims to counter efforts by liberal groups to force the controversial talk-radio host off the Armed Forces Network.

Panetta said the Army staff sergeant and alleged killer would face a U.S. military court where execution was an option.

Rep. Jones introduced a resolution making it an impeachable offense for the president to authorize military strikes without congressional approval.

The administration’s renewed commitment to its strategy in Afghanistan comes as the public’s support for the war is deteriorating.

Obama called Sunday's shooting of Afghan civilians "absolutely heartbreaking and tragic" but said troops are fulfilling a mission.

Afghan National Security Forces do not have the means or ability to take over the massive, U.S.-led terror detainee operations once American forces withdraw, according to a Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“Accelerating of the transfer of the detainees to Afghan custody presents real concerns for me. I don't think they have the capacity, at this point, based on my personal observations, to assume the security of these detention facilities,” Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) said during last Tuesday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.

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The killings are the latest incident fueling outrage in Afghanistan, following accidental Quran burnings and the desecration of corpses.