US & Allies Have Dropped 46 Bombs Per Day for 20 Years, New CODEPINK Research Reveals
The United States has been at war for nearly every year of its existence as an independent nation, fighting in 227 years of its 244-year history.
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Documents Reveal U.S. Officials Failed To Tell The Truth About The War In Afghanistan
U.S. officials constantly said they were making progress. They were not, and they knew it, an exclusive Post investigation found.
The US Never Dropped as Many Bombs on Afghanistan As It Did in 2018 (INFOGRAPHIC)
Since President Trump announced a new Afghan strategy last August and committed more troops to the country, the number of bombs dropped by the US coalition has surged dramatically.
17 Years After 9/11, US Counts Al Qaeda Among Allies in Syria, Yemen
The U.S.’ willingness to treat Al Nusra as an ally in Syria seems set to continue, given the Trump administration’s ultimate goal of targeting Iran’s influence in Syria as well as its newly “redefined” goal of regime change in Damascus.
Afghans Submit Over 1.17 Million Complaints of War Crimes to ICC
Over a million claims submitted to the International Criminal Court by Afghani individuals and organizations allege crimes against humanity and war crimes were committed by various factions since 2003, including Afghan forces, the Taliban, the CIA, and the U.S. military.
Nobel Peace Prize Winner President Obama Dropped 26,171 Bombs in 2016
In 2016, President Obama’s last year in office, the United States dropped 26,171 bombs in seven countries, the vast majority (24,287) targeting Syria and Iraq. That amounts to 72 bombs per day – three bombs per hour – every day for the entire year.