Noninterventionists never win arguments
How did we arrive to the same spot we were in on the eve of the Iraq War?
Iraq
Wednesday
Wednesday
The Ukraine invasion is nothing compared to Iraq
Or Iran or Afghanistan or…
Tuesday
As with Iraq, so with Russia
The hawks and neocons have returned, demanding war and silencing dissent
Monday
Return to Iraq
More than two millennia of Jewish history stalks the land that now encompasses the modern state of Iraq
Tuesday
Biden’s big UN whopper
He says America doesn’t want to fight ‘the wars of the past’, but we still are
Friday
How America squandered its moral authority in Iraq
The true cost of the disaster in Iraq may still have to be paid
Sunday
We are all Donald Rumsfeld
The late defense secretary is a scapegoat for the Establishment
Wednesday
Donald Rumsfeld succeeded at everything — so why did he fail in the end?
The former defense secretary died aged 88 on Thursday
Tuesday
Adios, AUMF
The votes and the stars appear aligned to sweep the authorized use of military force legislation
Saturday
The dark Prince
A short history of a very modern mercenary
Sunday
Pita Shack flashback
The bloody horrors that have waylaid Iraq since the 2003 invasion obliterate thoughts of its glorious past
Wednesday
What is the US Navy doing in the Persian Gulf?
American policy has become decoupled from American national interests
Friday
Will coronavirus lead to a US war with Iran?
Tehran’s virus troubles could allow Shia militias to attack US forces in Iraq
Monday
The Middle East mess has nothing to do with Donald Trump
On every count, other than creating permanent war, the Bush Doctrine failed
Tuesday
So much for de-escalation
Iran targets US base in Iraq with rockets
Iran begins its ‘fierce revenge’
The question now is what Trump’s next move will be
Monday
Mike Pompeo’s dishonest Iran defense
The neocon dream of a liberated Baghdad ends with an emboldened and empowered Iran
Tuesday
Trump’s foreign policy isn’t working
America First realism has been a cypher
Monday
What could go wrong for Donald Trump in 2020?
The crash, especially if Trump becomes entangled in a foreign war, could come sooner rather than later
Sunday
Demining at the foot of Mount Sinjar
Isis had been cleared from this area a month before I arrived, in November 2015. But the men were cautious
