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Matt Southworth

Matt Southworth is the legislative associate for foreign policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation and an Iraq War veteran.

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December 10, 2017
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Calculating the True Cost of War

According to a recent Harvard report, the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will end up costing U.S. taxpayers up to $6 trillion in the long term. The…
by
Matt Southworth,
Friends Committee on National Legislation
April 4, 2013
Truthout
Op-Ed

Senate Vote Endorses Expedited Transition in Afghanistan

A new ruling by the Senate seeks to expedite the transition of power in Afghanistan and proves, on record, that over 2/3 of the American people want to…
by
Matt Southworth,
Friends Committee on National Legislation
November 30, 2012
Truthout
Op-Ed

Exporting the Downside of War: Election Won’t Change Drone Policy

Since the US economy is the main issue on the minds of voters this election season, let’s talk about Unmanned Arial Vehicles strikes – drones strikes – in…
by
Matt Southworth,
SpeakOut
November 2, 2012
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Op-Ed
War & Peace

Human Dignity: A Casualty of War

War encourages dehumanization and breeds atrocity. This, in part, is what makes the current evolution of warfare so terrifying.
by
Matt Southworth,
Friends Committee on National Legislation
August 4, 2012
Truthout
Op-Ed

War at What Cost? A Veteran Perspective

This coming fiscal year, the United States is set to spend more than $640 billion dollars on the Pentagon and war, accounting for more than 60 percent of…
by
Matt Southworth,
Sojourners
May 25, 2012
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News

War at What Cost? A Veteran Perspective

This coming fiscal year, the United States is set to spend more than $640 billion dollars on the Pentagon and war, accounting for more than 60 percent of…
by
Matt Southworth,
Sojourners
May 24, 2012
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House to Further US War in Afghanistan?

A bill that would prevent current planned drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is set to hit the House floor next week, continuing a policy that has not…
by
Matt Southworth,
Friends Committee on National Legislation
May 11, 2012
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Op-Ed

Is US-Afghan Agreement a Prelude to Afghan Civil War?

As we come up on the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the Obama administration is poised to sign a US-Afghan strategic partnership agreement that…
by
Matt Southworth,
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April 26, 2012
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With 36,000 Troops Set to Deploy in 2011, Is Permanent War on the Horizon?

As the US war in Afghanistan spreads toward Pakistan and the strategy drifts to Counter Terrorism (CT), there is no deescalation in sight. In fact, it is increasingly…
by
Matt Southworth,
Of Peace And Politics | Op-Ed
January 28, 2011
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