Six NATO service members, including three Americans, were killed in Afghanistan today — the deadliest day for the international force in more than two months, underscoring fears that casualties will rise as more foreign troops stream into the country. ...more

January 11, 2010

The U.S. military is in a better position to provide Mexico's military with training, resources and intelligence as its southern neighbor battles deadly drug cartels, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says. ...more

March 7, 2009

Republican John McCain on Monday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for not having been to Iraq since 2006, and said they should visit the war zone together. ...more

May 27, 2008

Soldiers Aborted ...more

May 22, 2008

Bound together, George W. Bush's State of the Union addresses are a history of the ups and downs of his presidency, of the times he got his way and the times his hopeful oratory was just that. ...more

January 28, 2008

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was in Washington on Tuesday to raise money and to see me. In a nondescript office building two blocks from the White House, Giuliani answered a wide range of questions on domestic and foreign policy. ...more

December 6, 2007

U.S. military commanders in northern Iraq told Defense Secretary Robert Gates here Wednesday that they need more troops to battle increased attacks by al-Qaida terrorists who have fled north after being pushed out of the Baghdad region. ...more

December 6, 2007