War with Iran
Let me add my comments to the many articles already online that analyze Trump’s decision to murder General Soleimani in …
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War in the Persian Gulf
The disordered society is full of loyal patriots. ~ Lao Tzu If your goals are legitimate, you do not need …
When a great power destroys itself
The war launched on September 11, 2001, was designed to inaugurate a new American century. It certainly did that, but not in the way America’s leaders expected.
What happens when you don’t care anymore
For someone whose foreign policy credo is “Don’t do stupid stuff,” Obama has a fair amount of stupid stuff to explain.
Does Iraq still exist?
Has Iraq broken up? That might seem like one of those questions where the answer is self-evident, but perhaps not. If the country has broken up for good, why do we still refer to it as one country? Long after the process of breaking up began, we still refer to Iraq as a single state. Why is that?
Pause before signing with Iran
Do we want to make another disastrous mistake, but overlook risks because in this case, the aim appears to be peace? After ill-advised, unjustified threats of war, do we want to make a deal for peace that is equally unjustified?
Key pair of antagonists in the developing world war
All we can say now is that the world war currently underway will get worse before it begins to dissipate. It has become steadily worse since we opened up the Afghan theater after 9/11, and not one sign points toward any easing of this fight.
Obama and Rouhani best friends forever
We’ve heard the word ‘legacy’ again as we learn of Washington’s recent agreement with Iran. What do you predict about Obama’s legacy? …
Shock and Awe twelve years later
Today is the twelfth anniversary of Shock and Awe, the inexplicable attack that in one move, toppled Saddam Hussein’s statue from …
Bibi Netanyahu comes to Washington
Experienced as Benjamin Netanyahu might be with political opinion, I’m not sure he entirely understands the climate that awaits him here. U. S. …
Mosul falls, government takes notice
We put the match to the forest in 2003, and added loads of accelerant to guarantee spectacular failure. Normally, an arsonist is not well equipped to extinguish a fire. The fire stops when the fuel is gone. The fire stops when everything that can burn is destroyed. Stand back.
Syria fubar
Editor’s note: For a translation of fubar, see this entry in the Urban Dictionary. Today we saw two headlines out …
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