The Solution to War That Obama Doesn’t Want to Hear

The Solution to War That Obama Doesn’t Want to Hear

The Solution to War That Obama Doesn’t Want to Hear

If President Obama denounces military action, why is he preparing for another war in Iraq and Syria?

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On the eve of the September 11 anniversary, President Obama revealed his strategy to combat terrorism, particularly the threat posed by ISIS. On Monday morning Phyllis Bennis appeared on Democracy Now! to explain why the US strikes against Iraq are “politically driven, not strategically driven.”
—N’Kosi Oates

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