Robert Dreyfuss

Obama's Hawk

December 17, 2008

When Obama needs a hammer, National Security Adviser James Jones will provide one.

Obama's Afghan Dilemma

December 3, 2008

Obama calls Afghanistan "the right war." But sending more US troops into the quagmire will only make the crisis worse.

Obama's Iraq Challenge

November 13, 2008

Will Obama make good on his promise to end the war in Iraq?

End of Iraq's Awakening?

September 30, 2008

A new and growing Sunni resistance movement in Iraq could shatter the false sense of post-surge calm--and it might get Russian support.

Obama's Evolving Foreign Policy

July 1, 2008

He's no George W. Bush, but will Obama's foreign policy bring us back to the days of the bipartisan, establishment consensus?

Letter From Iran

May 1, 2008

Iranians' attitudes toward Ahmadinejad range from sullen tolerance to bitter hostility.

Shirin Ebadi: Don't Attack Iran

April 29, 2008

The Nobel Prize-winning activist says US threats, regime-change rhetoric and efforts to promote democracy only give Iran's leaders an excuse to intensify repression.

The Lessons of Basra

March 31, 2008

The latest round of Iraq's Shiite vs. Shiite civil war was to have been Bush's defining moment. The result: utter humiliation for the US and the Iraqi government.

Hothead McCain

March 6, 2008

The GOP nominee favors unilateralism and "rogue state rollback."

Is Iran Winning the Iraq War?

February 21, 2008

Maybe. But Iraqis mistrust Iran as much as they do the United States.

Nationalists Stirring in Iraq

January 16, 2008

An emerging Sunni-Shiite coalition could change the face of Iraq--if the United States steps back and gets out of the way.

Iraq: The Other Surge

October 11, 2007

Across the political spectrum in Iraq, a nationalistic bloc is emerging to challenge the Kurdish and Shiite separatists who have held sway under US tutelage.

The GOP's Iraq Problem

September 20, 2007

Iraq has become a liability the GOP can hardly afford.

Surge Mentality: White House in Denial

July 13, 2007

A White House report that claims the surge is working only throws fuel on the fire among both parties in Congress to push for withdrawal.

Saving Iraq

June 27, 2007

Dire predictions aside, it's not too late for a unified, nationalist Iraq to emerge from the rubble.

Feith-Libby Lies Exposed

February 12, 2007

A new Pentagon report documents how the Bush Administration fooled us once with lies about Iraq's Al Qaeda ties. Will that keep them from fooling us again on Iran?

The Consequences of Killing Saddam

December 31, 2006

More violence, waning chances for reconciliation and a trove of secrets taken to the grave.

The Iraq Study Group: A Fatal Flaw

December 7, 2006

The Iraq Study Group report is a stunning rebuke of Bush's Iraq policy. But its central premise--that the US can support the nonexistent Iraqi government and bolster its viciously sectarian armed forces--is fatally flawed.

Getting Out

November 30, 2006

The foreign policy establishment knows the Iraq War is lost, but the search for an acceptable exit strategy has only just begun.

Beginning of the End

November 7, 2006

The Iraq Study Group report comes too late for the 600,000 people who died in carnage that is likely to worsen. It won't satisfy the antiwar movement because it sets no timetable for withdrawal. But it does mark the beginning of the end of America's criminal war of aggression.

Agents of Influence

September 16, 2004

Did Ariel Sharon run a covert program to influence the Bush Administration's decision to go to war in Iraq?

Letters

April 8, 2004

Still Dreaming of Tehran

March 25, 2004

The neocons haven't given up on "regime change" in Iran. Don't count them out.

An Idea Factory for the Democrats

February 12, 2004

The Center for American Progress was conceived as the Democratic answer to the Heritage Foundation...

Letters

July 30, 2003

More Missing Intelligence

June 19, 2003

Bringing the War Home

May 8, 2003

In the name of fighting terrorism, the Army has established a domestic command.

The Cops Are Watching You

May 16, 2002

Colin Powell's List

March 7, 2002

The targeting of "terrorist" groups harks back to earlier repression of dissent.

Till Earth and Heaven Ring

July 12, 2001

The NAACP is back, and it plans on being heard.

Grover Norquist: 'Field Marshal' of the Bush Plan

April 26, 2001

While firmly planted on the extreme right, Norquist has built a solid alliance with the Fortune 500 corporate elites.

Bush's Hammer

January 4, 2001

The NRA Wants You

May 11, 2000

McCain's Vietnam

December 15, 1999

George W. Bush: Calling for Philip Morris

October 21, 1999

Money 2000

September 30, 1999

The Real Threat to Social Security

January 21, 1999