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Military Industrial Complex

Waging war across three domains

This week in The Bunker: SECDEF Pete Hegseth steps up his carpet-bombing of the press and more

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Bob Kagan leads neocons changing their spots over Trump's war

These guys cut their teeth on dogmatic support for US primacy and foreign intervention to pursue regime change goals. What happened?

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Washington Politics

Putting boots on the ground could kill Trump’s presidency

Every single poll of Americans, including Republicans, shows a hard line against a land war involving US troops in Iran

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Middle East

Gulf War I was a Pyrrhic victory that led to another avoidable war today

Iran’s regional power and political influence greatly expanded after its nemesis Saddam Hussein was finally removed, with all too obvious implications

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Washington Politics

Republicans stepping up skepticism over $200B war request

Some who would otherwise support the war say they have no idea what the huge supplemental budget request is supposed to pay for

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Washington Politics

Red or Blue? How party ID codes our positions on foreign policy

A new report sheds light on a widening division and how it could impact the future of war and peace