Hope and Change Fade, but War Endures Seven Reasons Why We Can’t Stop Making War By William J. Astore Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com If one quality characterizes our wars today, it’s their endurance. They never seem to end. Though… Continue Reading
The Weekly Standard’s blog has been the go-to source for those of us who follow the various astroturf groups springing up to hype the looming Iranian nuclear threat. First, there was the end-of-April launch of Keep Israel Safe. Keep Israel… Continue Reading
This morning, The Community of Yes launched their campaign to pressure the White House and members of Congress to use American leadership and political leverage to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The coalition, which launched their website and their national ad… Continue Reading
Mondoweiss has the story, and it’s a very interesting one. I tend to believe that Petraeus remains at heart (or, perhaps more accurately, in his head) a realist and definitely not either a Wilsonian or a Likudnik. (See the latest… Continue Reading
Counterinsurgency Down for the Count in Afghanistan… But the War Machine Grinds On and On and On By Ann Jones Reprinted with permission of TomDispatch.com President Obama’s Afghanistan strategy isn’t working. So said a parade of Afghanistan watchers during the flap… Continue Reading