If the WikiLeaks documents are any indication, U.S. soldiers suffer the additional burden of a rewritten moral code that demeans the values they thought they were protecting.
WikiLeaks: “You cannot surrender to an aircraft” (at least not Crazyhorse 18)
The same helicopter unit that killed two Reuters employees and was outed by WikiLeaks has been implicated in another such crime.
WikiLeaks: Putting Attacks on Assange in Perspective
According to the New York Times, Julian Assange is a bully and he’s picking on the United States.
WikiLeaks: Pouring Fuel on the Iran Fire?
The WikiLeaks documents seem to confirm our worst fears about Iran’s involvement with the Iraqi insurgency.
The Cultural Assassinations of Baghdad
When the American tanks had completed their task breaking down the gates of the Art Museum, the first person to reach the main gallery, which was filled with hundreds of paintings by contemporary artists, was—unfortunately—a thief.
Flat-lined Iraqi Politics Shocked Back to Life
Iraqi politicians take their first steps toward a functioning government, but it will be months before anything meaningful coalesces.
CNN’s Michael Ware Tries to Force Iraq War Down Public’s Throat
A correspondent seeks to make the public see the Iraq War for real from the viewpoint of both Coalition forces and Iraqis.
Why Don’t Iraqis and Afghans Embrace Democracy?
There are other reasons besides the bad example we set why states we occupy fail to jump through the U.S. democracy hoop.
Bacevich Held Over Another Week!
By habitually responding to threats with the military instead of diplomacy, the U.S. makes itself weaker, not stronger.
Biden Embraces Myth That Surge Turned Iraq Into Good War
Willful ignorance about the real history of the Iraq War helps the Democratic foreign policy leadership uphold the narrative that the U.S. belongs in Muslim countries.