Bush Again Resorts to Fear-Mongering to Justify Iraq Policy
October 12, 2005 | Bush's October 6 address illustrated his desperate effort to justify the increasingly unpopular U.S. war in Iraq.
Articles by Stephen Zunes
Iraq: 10 Years After Gulf War
October 11, 2005 | Ten years after the Gulf War, U.S. policy toward Iraq continues to suffer from an overreliance on military solutions, an abuse of the United Nations and international law, and a disregard for the human suffering resulting from sanctions.
Libya: More Balance Needed
October 6, 2005 | Under Qaddafis rule, Libya has made impressive gains in health care, education, housing, womens rights, and basic social services.
The Peace Process Between Israel and Syria
October 4, 2005 | The U.S. has long considered Syria the most intractable of Israel’s front-line neighbors due to its autocratic government, links to terrorists, and virulent anti-Israel posture.
U.S. Security Assistance to Israel
October 4, 2005 | The violence of the past year and a half between Israelis and Palestinians has left more than 2,000 people dead, torpedoed the peace process, and turned the streets of the West Bank and Gaza Strip into battlefields.
U.S.-Iraq: On the War Path
October 4, 2005 | ith its enormous oil wealth, large agricultural base, and population of over 20 million, Iraq has long been considered one of the most important countries in the Arab world.
How Much Power Will the New Iraqi Government Really Have?
October 3, 2005 | Much attention was paid in the run-up to the January 30 elections in Iraq regarding how the lack of security in much of the country, combined with the decision by major Sunni Arab parties to boycott in protest of recent U.S. attacks on several major urban areas, could thereby skew the results and compromise the resulting government's credibility.
President Bush’s Foreign Policy Discussion in the 2005 State of the Union Address
October 3, 2005 | The foreign policy segments of President George W. Bushs state of the Union address spoke to values and concerns that resonate with the majority of Americans from across the political spectrum. Unfortunately, much of what was said during his speech was quite misleading.
The Dangerous Implications of the Hariri Assassination and the U.S. Response
October 2, 2005 | As long as the vast majority of Democrats are afraid to appear soft toward the Syrian dictatorship and as long as so few progressive voices are willing to challenge the Democrats, President Bush appears to have few obstacles in his way should he once ag
Iraq: Two Years Later
October 2, 2005 | In the two years since the U.S. invaded Iraq, many of the author's predictions have come to pass.