As 2019 comes to a close, the New York Times reports that 24 “Iranian-backed” Iraqi militia members were killed by US air strikes in retaliation for an attack by the militia on an American contractor. Now Iraqis are massing in protest against the US, and they have attacked the US embassy in Baghdad.… Continue Reading
When I heard the news on Friday that former president George H. W. Bush had died, I was of two minds. On the one hand, he was a decorated Navy pilot who volunteered for service at age 18 during World War II.… Continue Reading
Michael Hayden, CIA Director from 2006 – 2009, claims in a recent New York Times op-ed that the US drone program is “the most precise and effective application of firepower in the history of armed conflict.” … Continue Reading
President Obama defeated Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary in 2008 in large part due to his opposition to the Iraq War Resolution, which Clinton supported.… Continue Reading