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Israelis don't pay for the weapons we 'sell' to them — US taxpayers do
Middle East

Israelis don't pay for the weapons we 'sell' to them — US taxpayers do

Most arms 'sales' are financed through Foreign Military Financing, which is basically an American subsidized gift card

Netanyahu
Middle East

What if Israel just won't stop?

The Netanyahu government wants different things than the US, so even if Trump wanted to pursue peace, his 'partner' is likely to make things difficult

Fighting the same war, again and again
Global Crises

Fighting the same war, again and again

Aggressors rarely emerge victorious from conflict. So why do they fight?

Vatican
Middle East

On war, Trump must remember the wisdom of St. Augustine

The 'just war' theologian understood that force must be governed by prudence, reckoning with second and third order effects. We didn't do that in Iraq, or now

Hormuz is not a tool to end the war but how Iran wins the aftermath
Middle East

Hormuz is not a tool to end the war but how Iran wins the aftermath

Trump miscalculates again if he thinks Tehran is using the strait as a bargaining chip in exchange for a ceasefire or even sanctions relief

Planes and pilots down: Is US prepared for real conventional war?
QiOSK

Planes and pilots down: Is US prepared for real conventional war?

We were told we had total air superiority and that Iran's military is 'decimated.' Suddenly that isn't the case and things have gotten much more complicated.