Articles by Stephen Zunes

How the Democrats Blew It

November 1, 2002 | With the country still mired in recession and polls consistently showing that the Republicans' positions on such basic policy issues as the environment and the economy are decidedly unpopular, this should have been the Democrats' year.

President Bush Fails to Make His Case

October 1, 2002 | There are any number of regimes in the world today—China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran, among others—that one can think of worst-case scenarios similar to or worse than those being brought forward regarding Iraq.

The Case Against a War with Iraq

October 1, 2002 | An invasion of Iraq constitutes such a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy and involves enormous political and military risks.

Bush’s United Nations Speech Unconvincing

September 1, 2002 | Despite vastly improved reconnaissance technology in the subsequent forty years, President George W. Bush, in his long-anticipated speech before the United Nations, was unable to present any clear proof that Iraq currently has weapons of mass destruction