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A U.S. soldier oversees members of the Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, demolishing a Kurdish fighters' fortification and raising a Tal Abyad Military Council flag as part of the "safe zone" near the Turkish border, Sept. 21, 2019.

Even with several best-of lists, it's hard to choose among the thousands of articles we published this year. Here are a few notables that we haven't noted elsewhere.

Joseph Votel & Elizabeth Dent: Trump’s decision ‘threatens to undo five years’ worth of fighting against ISIS and will severely damage American credibility and reliability,’; writes Joseph Votel, who until March led America’s forces in the Mideast.

Katie Bo Williams: The question is not: “Can we live with a rogue Turkey?” but:”Do we have a choice?” said one U.S. official.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: ‘We will continue our resistance and our struggle,’ says the head of the all-women’s YPJ, in a rare interview.

Marcus Weisgerber: Orders of older warplanes surge as U.S. military spending rises and Russia rattles its sabers.

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Mona Yacoubian: The U.S. acquiescence to Turkey’s invasion abandons an effective Kurdish partner, but also a creative model that was working.

Patrick Tucker: The nascent RuNet is meant to allow the country to survive an attack — and Putin to monitor and control the population.

Kevin Baron: More and more Democratic candidates are echoing Trump’s pledges to withdraw from conflicts abroad. Few say how to do it, nor how it will make us safer.

Ben Watson: In 2016, Moscow sowed division with fake news. Today, Russian agents simply reflect the things Americans say about each other.

Patrick Tucker: As the war in Ukraine smolders on, we sat down with women veterans who recount their experiences fighting to defend their country, and each other.

Sarah Chayes: Joseph Maguire, a retired three-star, was all too desperate to find a higher civilian authority whose orders to obey.

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