Middle East
Set it off: How US invasion of Iraq led to chaos in Syria today
Washington torched the region and watched it burn through regime changes, Arab Spring, civil wars, and the regeneration of terror groups
December 12, 2024
Peter Van Buren
Asia-Pacific
How I spent a year losing hearts and minds in Iraq
We never learn: Reconstruction became nothing more than 'checkbook diplomacy' and 20 years later, it shows.
March 16, 2023
Europe
Iraq War Lesson: the seduction may be sweet but the hangover is hell
As with Iraq, there seems to be a coordinated mainstream media effort to drag America into a new war. Don't let them.
March 18, 2022
Asia-Pacific
What will be the casus belli for war with China?
From the sinking of the Maine to Saddam's WMDs, there's usually a ginned-up event behind every destructive US war.
December 09, 2021
Asia-Pacific
The 'imminent' Taiwan conflagration: two questions to ponder
The idea that China is planning an invasion of the island is one that demands closer scrutiny.
November 24, 2021
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