Scott talks to Gareth Porter about war with Iran. Porter is still convinced most people realize that such a war would be so costly in lives and dollars that it's not even worth considering, but worries about National Security Advisor John Bolton, who has been able to...
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There is No Humanitarian Reason for the Afghanistan War
There is no longer any relevant mission for the United States in Afghanistan. Western efforts to determine the future of that country have proven futile. Though officials with eyes on their legacies caution that an end to the occupation would unravel gains won on...
Top Iraqi Cleric Rejects Trump’s Talk of US Base to ‘Watch Iran’
Iraq’s most senior religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, rarely interjects himself into politics. US officials have long tried to stay on Sistani’s good side anyhow, fearing that his opposition could up-end the entire military presence there. President...
Trump Is Right, It’s Time to End the Afghan War
Read the original at Breitbart.com. President Trump’s decision to withdraw 7,000 troops from Afghanistan, possibly leading to a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from that country in the near term, is correct. The Taliban insurgency there has already replaced the...
2/1/19 Mandy Smithberger on the Arms Industry’s Revolving Door
Mandy Smithberger talks about the revolving door between politics and arms manufacturers, most recently manifested in President Trump's appointment of Patrick Shanahan as acting secretary of defense. Shanahan, a former Boeing executive, has recused himself from issues...
Beyond BuzzFeed: The 10 Worst, Most Embarrassing U.S. Media Failures on the Trump/Russia Story
Buzzfeed was once notorious for traffic-generating “listicles”, but has since become an impressive outlet for deep investigative journalism under editor-in-chief Ben Smith. That outlet was prominently in the news this week thanks to its “bombshell” story about...
Ron and Dan: Trump Shocker: ‘We’re Leaving Syria!’ Does He Mean It?
After a leak in the Wall Street Journal suggested a major reversal in US policy in Syria, President Trump confirmed in a Tweet this morning that the US was withdrawing from Syria. Starting immediately. Will the president follow through? What will the neocons do? Is...
The Antiwar Comic: Some Problems With Trump
Interesting comments with this one. For a long time, I was accused of defending Trump, now that I'm critical of him, those who yelled at me before praise me and vice versa. More comics at the Webcomic Factory.
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