U.S. Says ISIS Sold $500 Million of Oil, With 'Great Deal' Going to Syrian Government
Russia accuses Turkey of being a primary recipient.
Iraq
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
American Military Boots Are on the Ground in Syria, But Does President Obama Have a Plan?
"ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror" co-author Michael Weiss on how Obama allowed a bad situation to get worse in Syria.
Ben Carson's Disqualifying Foreign Policy Incoherence
Debate answer exposes a revealing problem not just for the inexperienced candidate, but for the bellicose GOP
Stop Perpetuating War by Exalting Its Sacrifices
A reminder upon the death of U.S. Army Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, the first American to die in combat in Iraq since 2011.
The War in Iraq, Part ?
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter says to expect more U.S. "direct action on the ground" in Iraq.
Are Obama and America to Blame for Syria's Disaster?
"ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror" co-author Michael Weiss on how Obama allowed a bad situation to get worse in Syria.
What Part of Pulling Out Does Obama Not Understand?
Will now leave almost 6,000 troops in Afghanistan in 2017.
President Obama Wishes The Libya Intervention Had Been More Full-Throttled
Lesson learned? Hardly.
5 Things to Know About Jeb Bush's Campaign for President
Get up to speed while you wait for his official announcement to begin.
When Will Hillary Clinton Answer For Her Iraq Vote?
What difference, at this point, does it make?
Obama is Against Dumb Wars But is Always Willing to Start His Own
The United States won't help fix all the problems in the world until it realizes that it can't fix all the problems in the world.
Forget Scott Walker's ISIS/Unions Comments: Today's Republican Foreign Policy Scandal Is That GOP Elites Still Agitate for Pre-Emptive War
Judging by a conservative "debate," the options range from overthrowing the Ayatollahs to replacing them with explicitly pro-American leaders.
The Elusive Politics of American Sniper
It isn't a hawkish movie, and it isn't conventionally dovish either. But it does have a distinct political perspective.
Brian Williams Helped Pave the Way to War and He Wasn't the Only One
News readers have a habit of passing off lies, especially when those lies can help make the case for war
President Obama AUMF for ISIS War Almost Ready
White House says AUMF would be limited to three years and only allow specific kinds of deployments, but covers ISIS and "associated forces."
NBC Suspends Serial Humble-Bragger Brian Williams for Six Months, Costing Him $5 Million
Move comes despite defenses from millionaire media friends like Jon Stewart (who's also retiring, BTW).
Robert Gates: Destroying ISIS as Unrealistic as a Ground Invasion of Iraq
President Obama says he wants authorization for military action in Iraq but doesn't need it. Will there be a substantive debate in Congress?
Watching American Sniper in Baghdad
Iraqi audiences are flocking to watch the controversial film - and liking what they see.
America Cannot Kill Its Way Out of the ISIS War
This is not a simple "we win, they lose" scenario.
Rand Paul: Conservative Realist?
The Kentucky senator speaks about ISIS, the Middle East, and when America should go to war
Former Blackwater Guards Found Guilty in Iraq Shootings
Trial was over killing of 14 Iraqis in 2007.
ISIS Car Bombs, Suicide Bomber Kill At Least 33 in Iraq Monday
Suicide bomber hit mosque in Baghdad as Shiite worshippers left
