Nation Topics - Paul Wolfowitz | The Nation

In our new landscape of imperial defeat, it’s remarkable how consistently things that are officially going so well are actually going so badly.

A GAO report suggests that Iraq is not broke. Instead, Iraq’s rulers have been sitting on a vast pile of cash while begging for billions of dollars from the US and the international community.

The real purpose of sending 30,000 soldiers to Afghanistan is to make Obama look tough as he heads toward the next US presidential election.

Reflections on troops that don't depart, experts who never leave the scene, an Air Force that suddenly wasn't there and a war that no longer needs justification.

More than any other president's, the luster of Woodrow Wilson's legacy corresponds with vogues in foreign policy.

Because of the hubris of Bush and Cheney, we face a world of multiplied dangers, emboldened challengers and a paucity of reliable allies.

In light of all of the corruption and cronyism that have marked the career of Lawrence Summers, why is Obama considering him for treasury secretary?

Mainstream media should consider these leads
as they change gears from no-comment to hot-pursuit when it comes to the story
of Iraq's most sought after commodity.

How the Senator won the war of words on Iraq again and again and again.

This week's episode: Kang tries the indirect route to the truth and finds some things are just tough to swallow.