US Wars and Military Action

A General Dissembles A General Dissembles

Of course, Gen. David Petraeus sees tangible progress and predicts success in the Iraq war. What wonders couldn't generals achieve with more troops and more time?

Sep 12, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

The Surge in Baghdad The Surge in Baghdad

In this web video from Robert Greenwald's BraveNew Films, Tom Hayden counts the human cost of the US troop surge, as measured in the ruined lives of Iraqi civilians.

Sep 11, 2007 / Tom Hayden

Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff Bush’s 9/11 Tradeoff

The Administration has come to regard the law as a barrier to security and a literal weapon of our enemies, and sees crime as a legitimate tool to fight terror.

Sep 11, 2007 / Ari Melber

Surge 2 Surge 2

David Petraeus is not a man preparing to leave Iraq. His report to Congress serves as a glimpse of coming attractions for Surge 2.

Sep 10, 2007 / Feature / Stanley I. Kutler

Iraq Progress: By the Numbers Iraq Progress: By the Numbers

As General David Petraeus makes his case for continuing the war, here's an accounting of the real costs.

Sep 10, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

The Myopic Iraq Debate The Myopic Iraq Debate

Like the war itself, the unfolding Congressional hearings on what to do next raise more questions than answers.

Sep 8, 2007 / Feature / Matthew Blake

The New Counterinsurgency The New Counterinsurgency

The Army's updated Field Manual draws on an old, blood-steeped tradition.

Sep 6, 2007 / Feature / Tom Hayden

Why We Must Leave Iraq Why We Must Leave Iraq

End the occupation, abandon the pretense that only American power can bring order to the region and atone for the human catastrophe we have caused.

Sep 6, 2007 / The Editors

Bush’s Deceitful Smiles Bush’s Deceitful Smiles

A deceitful President, masking the chaos his $3 trillion war has unleashed with photo-ops from Iraq, now confronts cynical Democrats in Congress poised to write another check, will...

Sep 5, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer

Bush’s Napoleonic Folly Bush’s Napoleonic Folly

Bush's war on Iraq mirrors Napoleon's invasion of Egypt--two disastrous attempts to reshape the Middle East.

Aug 24, 2007 / Feature / Juan Cole

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