US Wars and Military Action

How to Fix the Iraq Crisis

How to Fix the Iraq Crisis How to Fix the Iraq Crisis

Hint: not by bombing it.

Jun 17, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent

Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent Bowe Bergdahl and the Pathologizing of Dissent

New documents raise questions about the soldier's mental health. 

Jun 12, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You

Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You—He Already Has You

An Air Force veteran explains how we all got drafted into the American national security state.

Jun 12, 2014 / William J. Astore

Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure

Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure Libya: A Dramatic Strategic Failure

Beset by infighting among militias and rampant arms trafficking, Libya in 2014 illustrates the dangers of Western military intervention.

Jun 10, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Jesse Franzblau and Foreign Policy In Focus

Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse

Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse Iraq’s Nightmare Gets Worse

The consequences of the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003 continue to play out.

Jun 10, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure

America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure America at War: A Record of Unparalleled Failure

In fifty years of nearly nonstop American warfare, we’ve learned little and achieved less.

Jun 10, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face

The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face The Bergdahl Saga Could Explode in the GOP’s Face

Putting Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl on trial could put the entire, crazy war itself in the dock.

Jun 9, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit?

Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit? Inside the Chelsea Manning Trial: Is WikiLeaks a Journalistic Outfit?

A new graphic novel documents the intense legal wranglings inside one of the most important trials of the Internet age.

Jun 9, 2014 / Clark Stoeckley

GOP Hawks Seek a Bergdahl-Benghazi Tag Team Against Obama and Clinton

GOP Hawks Seek a Bergdahl-Benghazi Tag Team Against Obama and Clinton GOP Hawks Seek a Bergdahl-Benghazi Tag Team Against Obama and Clinton

But, it turns out, Clinton sided with the hawks on trading for Bergdahl’s release.

Jun 4, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems

Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems Shinseki’s Resignation Doesn’t Change the VA’s Daunting Problems

Politicians and the media must focus on the bigger picture: the crisis facing returning veterans and the current inability of the federal government to help them. 

May 30, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick

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