Assad was supposed to be gone already. President Obama thought it would be just another “regime change” operation and perhaps Assad would end up like Saddam Hussein or Yanukovych. Or maybe even Gaddafi. But he was supposed to be gone. The US spent billions to get rid...
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FPF #241 – Ending the Syrian Civil War
On FPF #241, I discuss the US role in continuing the Syrian Civil War. David Ignatius of the Washington Post reports that a Trump official said the US policy is to draw Syria and Russia into a quagmire in Idlib. Ignatius argues for the US to do more to assist the...
News Roundup 8/27/18
Lt Gen Kenneth McKenzie will replace Gen Votel as the head of CENTCOM. [Link] The US Navy will reactivate the 2nd Naval Fleet. The Fleet will patrol the Atlantic to combat Russia. [Link] During the March expulsion of diplomats between the US and Russia, US spies were...
NeoCons Not Ideologues; They’re Just Corrupt
Thanks LRC.com for this gem reported at zero hedge. Russia warns of "chemical provocation" as John Bolton cites intel warning of imminent use of chemical weapons by Assad (or whatever). You know the worst thing about Neo Cons? It's one thing for American Power to be...
Fool’s Errand Turns 1
My book, Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan came out a year ago today. It was good timing since I knew that Trump was about to launch his first escalation there and that other than that, the status quo would hold: the Taliban would continue to slowly...
7/30/18 Daniel Davis on Time to Talk to the Taliban
Daniel Davis, retired Lt. Col. from the US Army, and veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq War 2, discusses his new article for the American Conservative Magazine, "Time to Talk to the Taliban". The history of the US's involvement in Afghanistan, Obama's surge, and Trump's...
7/23/18 Trita Parsi on Iran
Trita Parsi discusses President Trump's recent showdown with President Rouhani over Twitter. Some have suggested that much like with North Korea, Trump is simply using harsh language as a tactic to set up negotiations, but, Parsi argues, in the case of North Korea,...
Immigration Politics and the Perception of Chaos
A compelling explanation for why the American immigration system is more restrictive than other developed countries is that voters here do not feel that they have control over the border. Pictures, videos, and the widespread perception that there is chaos on the...
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