More troops won't bring more peace to Afghanistan. I oppose President Obama's plan to continue the U.S. military build-up. I intend to work with others in my community and across our country to stop the war and to start the peace building.

This is perfect Sunday fare, and rich coming from someone who routinely appeared with Keith Olbermann on Countdown (until they broke up back in August last year). That would be Dana Milbank. Oh, yes, this is priceless:

It has been exactly one month since Staff Sergeant Amy Seyboth Tirador of Colonie was shot and killed in Iraq. Her grieving family is learning more about the circumstances surrounding her death, but there are still a lot of missing pieces to the puzzle.

At the Young Democrats of America Fall Conference in Orlando last month attendees had the chance to break off into discussion circles for various topics. One of these topics was free online tools. Using Google Wave, Colin Curtis, Sarah Burris, and I came

US Army Specialist Lateef Al-Saraji, a decorated combat veteran, came back from the occupation of Iraq with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Saraji joined the military because he wanted to serve his country. He served well as a linguist and

Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky was one of President Obama's earliest and most ardent supporters.

When President Obama outlines his new Afghanistan strategy Tuesday night, higher troop levels will be only one of his subjects.

Do you really want to be the new "war president"? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than withdrawing, the troops in Afghanistan, you are the new war president...

U.S. Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother, is being threatened with a military court-martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan, despite having been told she would be granted extra time to find someone to care for her 11-month-o

After three days of encounters with America-bashing Pakistanis -- who rejected her contention that the U.S. and Pakistan face a common enemy -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that "we're not getting through."...Hillary is delirious???