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IN 2010, the United States and its allies continued to shift the military focus from Iraq and to Afghanistan. American troop levels in Iraq fell by half, from more than [...]

It's no secret that Afghanistan has replaced Iraq as the central front in America's struggle against Islamic extremism. Indeed, as illustrated by the chart below (based on data from the [...]

MOST Americans know that last year there was a decline in violence in Iraq and an increase in violence in Afghanistan. Not surprisingly, there's a more complicated story to be […]

MANY Americans and Iraqis feel that 2007 was the year the war in Iraq turned around: the 'surge' strategy has pacified large sections of the country; previously hostile factions like […]

THIS Memorial Day weekend we honor the memories of the nearly 3,600 Americans who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq. As the number of casualties has grown over the last […]

In January more than 1,900 people -- soldiers, security officers and civilians -- were killed in the insurgency in Iraq, up from 800 in January 2006. Many corpses showed signs […]

In January more than 800 people -- soldiers, security officers and civilians -- were killed as a result of the insurgency in Iraq. While the daily toll is noted in […]

WHILE it's impossible to measure the human suffering caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, it is possible to measure their effect on the nation's budget. Given our precarious fiscal situation […]

In the first two weeks of January, at least 202 people died as a result of the insurgency in Iraq. The killings have been indiscriminate. The dead include Iraqi officials, […]