Judging by a conservative "debate," the options range from overthrowing the Ayatollahs to replacing them with explicitly pro-American leaders.
It isn't a hawkish movie, and it isn't conventionally dovish either. But it does have a distinct political perspective.
News readers have a habit of passing off lies, especially when those lies can help make the case for war
White House says AUMF would be limited to three years and only allow specific kinds of deployments, but covers ISIS and "associated forces."
Move comes despite defenses from millionaire media friends like Jon Stewart (who's also retiring, BTW).
President Obama says he wants authorization for military action in Iraq but doesn't need it. Will there be a substantive debate in Congress?
Iraqi audiences are flocking to watch the controversial film - and liking what they see.
This is not a simple "we win, they lose" scenario.
The Kentucky senator speaks about ISIS, the Middle East, and when America should go to war
Trial was over killing of 14 Iraqis in 2007.
Suicide bomber hit mosque in Baghdad as Shiite worshippers left
We may defeat ISIS at an unknown price in lives only to find that keeping the situation from deteriorating again requires putting the region under indefinite occupation.
"the Army's priority is ensuring that our process is thorough, factually accurate, impartial, and legally correct"
President Obama is attributing the rise of ISIS to the intelligence community's failures in order to deflect criticism of his own incompetence.
Obama wants to arm "moderate" Syrian fighters. But moderates can become fanatics with changes to the political and military moment.
"You know those boots on the ground everybody's still discussing whether we should deploy? Well, they're already there."
The president's confused and confusing explanation of his new military campaign
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