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HomeAuthorsErik Edstrom

Articles by Erik Edstrom

Erik Edstrom speaks about cutting the military budget at a Tax Day event on May 17th in Boston.
Middle East Wars

The Patriotic Case for Cutting Our Bloated Military Budget

May 21, 2021 Erik Edstrom

by Erik Edstrom Remarks delivered at the People & Planet, not Profits Tax Day in Boston, MA on May 17th 2021. My name is Erik Edstrom.  I am 35 years old. I am a veteran of the Afghan War. And like the rest of my […]

Arlington National Cemetery. Photo: Dudva/Wikimedia
Middle East Wars

How American Politics Got Troops Stuck—and Killed—in Afghanistan

May 7, 2021 Erik Edstrom

by Erik Edstrom Originally published in Politico Magazine As a combat officer, I watched people die in a dysfunctional war. Then I returned to a country unable to end it. Maybe it was the ketamine talking. Or maybe A.J. Nelson, an 18-year-old private, possessed a […]

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