Bringing Them Home? Trump Commits 1,800 More Troops to the Middle East
If Trump wants credit for ending wars in the Middle East, he'll have to actually reduce the number of Americans deployed there.
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Gabbard Sympathizes With Amash, Says the Two-Party System Sucks
"The outsized power that the political parties hold can often be used in the wrong way to squelch our democracy and dissenting voices even within our own parties," says Gabbard.
Trump Says War With Iran 'Wouldn't Last Very Long.' History Says Otherwise.
If the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are any indication, the move would be a disaster.
Darts and Laurels for the Late George H.W. Bush: Podcast
Also: How much should we care that Trump & co. lied in 2016 about a Putin-proximate real estate deal in Russia?
George H.W. Bush's Legacy Holds Little, Nothing for Libertarians To Celebrate
There is little to celebrate and much to criticize.
Faisal Al Mutar Fights Radical Islam with Western Bestsellers
The head of Ideas Beyond Borders is translating books by Steven Pinker, Sam Harris, and others into Arabic and distributing them for free.
Meet the Iraqi Christians Trapped in Immigration Limbo
Chaldean-Assyrians aren't safe in their home country. But reuniting with family in a new one feels impossible.
The U.S. Military Says It Killed About 500 Civilians Last Year. Outside Groups Put the Count Far Higher.
A lot of people are dying in unauthorized wars.
The Trump Administration Is Not Bothering to Estimate Civilian Drone Deaths
Obama's shamefully weak stab at transparency has been abandoned.
The Axis of Evil Is Back, and It's Never Going Away
U.S. presidents like to go looking for dragons to slay.
When It Comes to the Escalating War on Terror, Trump's SOTU Was Heavy on Bragging, Light on Details
The war will continue until further notice.
A U.S. Citizen Suspected of Joining ISIS Has Been Held for Months Without Charges or a Lawyer
The Supreme Court ruled in 2004 that Americans get due process when accused of terrorism, and yet...
$7,700 Is Your Share of the Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria So Far
Including homeland security, domestic surveillance, TSA harassment, veterans benefits, and interest on associated federal debt: $61,000 per taxpayer
The Vietnam Syndrome: How We Lost It and Why We Need It Back
How could we be repeating the mistakes of Vietnam already?
Regime Change in Iran Is Neither Necessary Nor Prudent
Despite threat inflation by Iran hawks, the country has limited capabilities.
The Foolishness of Pursuing Regime Change in Iran
A certain amount of danger is unavoidable in a multinational world. And the dangers of trying to achieve total security are the worst dangers of all.
President Trump Escalates Wars in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Maybe Afghanistan Too
A U.S. airstrike in Mosul could have caused the largest civilian casualties since the start of the Iraq War.
Trump Ramps Up American Military Action Abroad
Bombing campaign in Yemen intensifies as additional troops head to Syria, elsewhere.
Trump's Travel Ban Forces Elderly Green Card-Holder to Stay in Iraq. She Died the Next Day (Updated: Family Imam Says Story is a Lie, She Actually Died Before the Ban)
Her son, a U.S. citizen, had worked with U.S. Special Forces as a contractor and interpreter during the Iraq War.
For a Study in Failed Foreign Policy, Look at the Seven Countries in Trump's Refugee Ban
The dissonance between the countries the Trump EO primarily affects and countries associated with 9/11 is embedded in U.S. foreign policy.
Trump's 'Muslim Ban' Hurts the Fight Against ISIS, Say U.S. Diplomats in Iraq
U.S. Embassy in Baghdad warns President Trump against betraying Iraqi allies in the fight against the Islamic State.
Rudy Giuliani Says "Anything is Legal" in War, Including Taking Iraq's Oil
On 9/11 anniversary, "America's Mayor" defends Donald Trump's "take the oil" refrain.
Gary Johnson's Aleppo Gaffe Is an Inexcusable Blunder, But Hardly Unique to Presidential Candidates
"Serious" major party candidates screw up foreign policy questions almost every election cycle.
Rep. Barbara Lee: I Didn't Support Libya Intervention, But I Support Hillary Clinton
The one member of Congress who voted against military force after 9/11 supports career-long hawk Hillary Clinton.
Trump's Thin Skin vs. Clinton's Thick Head
On war and peace, he's dangerously unpredictable, while she's predictably dangerous.
Marco Rubio vs. Rand Paul on Foreign Policy—and Fantasy vs. Reality
Here's a short tutorial on everything that's wrong with interventionists' rationale for war and more war.
ISIS Terrorist Attacks in Baghdad Amid Continued Political Chaos
More than 90 dead in multiple attacks.
Navy SEAL Killed in Iraq War Fight Against ISIS
Obama administration insists no "conventional ground troops and ground force operations on the ground".
Turkey Strikes Kurdish Positions After Ankara Terror Attack
Ankara and Istanbul have faced multiple attacks from a PKK off-shoot as well as ISIS.
Trump Was Right About Bush, 9/11, and Iraq
George W. Bush has culpability for both 9/11 and the Iraq war. Keep the pressure on, Donald.
"A Vote For Hillary Clinton Is a Vote for War"
The former first lady, senator, and secretary of state has a perfect record of hawkishness.
5 Quagmires President Obama (Probably) Won't Address in His Last SOTU
Messes for a legacy.
Jerry Lewis: "Refugees Should Stay Where The Hell They Are!"
"Nobody has worked harder for the human condition than I have!" says noted statesman Jerry Lewis.
Instapundit: Go To College or Go To…Jail or Iraq?
Bernie Sanders and John Kerry have a weird view of the value of a college edumication.
U.S. Says ISIS Sold $500 Million of Oil, With 'Great Deal' Going to Syrian Government
Russia accuses Turkey of being a primary recipient.
The US is Heading Toward More Open-Ended War With No Coherent Mission
New bases and new commitments to defend other countries' borders mean "enduring" military conflicts.
"War Prayer 2015"
Thank God for a renewed sense of common purpose in these desultory, fractured, and hyper-partisan times.
House Votes to Require Syrian, Iraqi Refugees Be Certified as Non-Threats to National Security
American SAFE Act passed with bipartisan support
