The call of the peace movement 20 years ago–invading troops out!–should be the call of the peace movement today.
Ukraine and the Lessons of the Iraq War
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Iraq
Did 9/11 Change Everything?
The 9/11 attacks were a surprise. The response wasn’t.
Biden Must Call Off the B-52s Bombing Afghan Cities
The U.S. attacks will not stop the Taliban or end the war.
Is This Country Heading for the Exit?
Three decades after the Soviet empire headed for the exit, is it possible that the far more powerful American one is ever so chaotically heading in the same direction?
Is the Long War Finally Ending?
Withdrawing several thousand U.S. troops from Afghanistan is just the tip of the iceberg.
The De-Trumpification of America
What lessons can be learned from the end of the Confederacy, Nazi Germany, and Saddam’s Iraq?
Iraq’s Coronavirus Crisis Was Made Possible by Decades of War and Occupation
War and sanctions have left behind a devastated health care system.
How the Next Presidential Candidate Can Defeat Trump
It’s never too early to come up with an agenda for 2020.
Will Russia Bring Home Children Who Lived in Islamic State?
Russia had a program to return Russian women and children from Iraq and Syria. What happened to it?
Visions of War and Wealth in the Middle East
U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan is part of a long-term strategy to gain regional influence and access to resources.